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A dog, note, given to Stan's partner

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collie

'a dog' is the definition.
(collie is a kind of dog)

'note given to stan's partner' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'c' (musical note).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stan's partner' becomes 'ollie' (Ollie Hardy, comedy partner of Stan Laurel).
'c'+'ollie'='COLLIE'

(Other definitions for collie that I've seen before include "See 2" , "Scottish sheep dog" , "Farm dog" , "Breed of dog" , "Border dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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