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Alaskan often on the pull is quiet after sex (8)

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I believe the answer is:

malemute

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'alaskan often on the pull' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'quiet after sex' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'mute' (I've seen this in other clues).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sex' becomes 'male' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mute' put after 'male' is 'MALEMUTE'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for malemute that I've seen before include "dog" , "Breed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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