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Be inclined to give it back to the little dog (3,2)

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I believe the answer is:

tip up

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'be inclined' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'give it back to the little dog' is the wordplay.
'give' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to the little dog' becomes 'pup' (short for puppy).
'it' in reverse letter order is 'ti'.
'ti' put next to 'pup' is 'TIP-UP'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tip up that I've seen before include "More left on plate" , "overturn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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