Defense against intruders (8)

I believe the answer is:

watchdog

(Other definitions for watchdog that I've seen before include "Guardian (pet, official)" , "TV show" , "Monitoring body" , "TV consumer programme" , "Animal guard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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