Breed of dog that is seen behind explorer (7)
I believe the answer is:
scottie
'breed of dog that is seen behind explorer' is the definition.
'scottie' can be an answer for 'breed' (I have seen 'Breed of terrier ' mean 'scottie' so perhaps 'breed' could also mean 'scottie'). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.
'that is seen behind explorer' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'seen behind' says to put letters next to each other (some letters go behind others).
'explorer' becomes 'scott' (Robert Falcon Scott, Scott of the Antarctic).
'ie' after 'scott' is 'SCOTTIE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scottie that I've seen before include "Dog" , "animal" , "Breed of terrier" , "Type of terrier" .)