A hunt's dog, perhaps! (9)

I believe the answer is:

staghound

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'a hunt's dog perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a hunt's dog perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'hunts'+'dog'='ahuntsdog'
'ahuntsdog' is an anagram of 'STAGHOUND'.

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