Chow chow, e.g. (5)

I believe the answer is:

breed

(Other definitions for breed that I've seen before include "Produce children" , "Special variety within a species" , "Mate specific animals to produce certain qualities" , "Mate and have offspring" , "Generate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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