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A treat for the stray dogs in the enclosure? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pound cake

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'a treat' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'the stray dogs in the enclosure?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'enclosure?' could be 'pound' (pound is a kind of enclosure) and 'pound' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cake' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

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