Adorable old barking dog (11)

I believe the answer is:

labradoodle

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'dog' is the definition.
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'adorable old barking' is the wordplay.
'barking' indicates anagramming the letters (UK slang for mad).
'adorable'+'old'='adorableold'
'adorableold' anagrammed gives 'LABRADOODLE'.

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