American workforce embracing impressive US dog (8)

I believe the answer is:

labrador

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'dog' is the definition.
(I know that labrador is a type of dog)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for labrador that I've seen before include "Bar a lord from Canada" , "Region of NE Canada, or a retriever dog" , "Type of retriever" , "Breed of retriever" , "Part of Canada; dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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