Crossword Genius

Aunt save a dog somehow? That’s beneficial (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

advantageous

'beneficial' is the definition.
('advantageous' can be similar in meaning to 'beneficial')

'aunt save a dog somehow?' is the wordplay.
'somehow?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'somehow' mean this).
'aunt'+'save'+'a'+'dog'='auntsaveadog'
'auntsaveadog' is an anagram of 'ADVANTAGEOUS'.

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for advantageous that I've seen before include "Profitable" , "Favourable" , "Useful, beneficial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app