Certain small pooch (4)

I believe the answer is:

peke

(Other definitions for peke that I've seen before include "Little dog" , "Small breed of dog" , "Breed of dog (shortened)" , "Small dog (colloq.)" , "Small snub-nosed dog" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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