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Boxer dog? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pug

I believe this is a double definition.

'boxer' is the first definition.
(short for pugilist - term for boxer)

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

(Other definitions for pug that I've seen before include "Small compact dog" , "Small dog with flat nose and wrinkled face" , "Dog breed; worked clay" , "Dwarf breed of bulldog" , "This nose is like a boxer's" .)

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