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Altogether it's the Oz dog (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in toto

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'altogether' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the oz dog' is the wordplay.
'the oz' becomes 'in' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'dog' becomes 'toto' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'toto'='IN TOTO'

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for in toto that I've seen before include "overall" , "Completely - entirely (Latin)" , "All told" , "As a whole (Lat.)" , "Altogether, completely" .)

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