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A dog seen here and there (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

among

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'here and there' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a dog' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'mong' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'mong'='AMONG'

'seen' is the link.

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(Other definitions for among that I've seen before include "in a group" , "Surrounded by" , "No mag (anag.)" , "In the middle of, say a crowd" , "Together with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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