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Disinter dog I had run over (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dig up

'disinter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dog i had run over' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'pug' (pug is a kind of dog).
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (contraction).
'run over' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'running over' mean this (the letters turn over to the opposite direction)).
'pug'+'id'='pugid'
'pugid' in reverse letter order is 'DIG UP'.

(Other definitions for dig up that I've seen before include "Find" , "Uncover (something hidden)" , "Exhume" , "Unearth" , "Disinter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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