Canine mammal (3)

I think it could be either:

fox

dog

(Other definitions for dog that I've seen before include "Contemptible man" , "Worry" , "Sort of collar, fight, days" , "plague?" , "Cur" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Times and The Mirror.

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