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A dog from the east I raised round stormy lochs (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

welsh corgi

'a dog' is the definition.
(Welsh corgi is an example)

'from the east i raised round stormy lochs' is the wordplay.
'from the east' says the letters should be written backwards.
'raised' becomes 'grew' ('grow' can be a synonym of 'raise'**).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'stormy' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'grew'='igrew'
'igrew' reversed gives 'wergi'.
'lochs' with letters rearranged gives 'lshco'.
'wergi' placed around 'lshco' is 'WELSH CORGI'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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