Japanese dog breed (5)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">japanese dog breed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for akita that I've seen before include "powerful dog" , "heavy brute?" , "dog from Japan" , "Japanese breed of dog" .)