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Announced top dog (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peke

'dog' is the definition.
(short for Pekingese)

'announced top' is the wordplay.
'announced' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'top' becomes 'peak' (synonyms).
'peak' is a homophone of 'PEKE'.

(Other definitions for peke that I've seen before include "Sort of lapdog" , "Little dog" , "In short, it's a small short-legged dog" , "Snub-nosed lap-dog (colloq.)" , "Small canine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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