Hunting dogs (7)
I believe the answer is:
setters
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hunting dogs</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(setter is a kind of hunting dog)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for setters that I've seen before include "people like me" , "Canine" , "They are expected to point" , "Long-haired gun dogs" , "eg Scottish, Gordon and 18" .)