Dog award accepted by doctor on staff (8)
I believe the answer is:
doberman
'dog' is the definition.
(breed of dog)
'award accepted by doctor on staff' is the wordplay.
'award' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire).
'accepted by' indicates putting letters inside.
'doctor on' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'staff' becomes 'man' (as in staffing or manning a particular place).
'obe' going inside 'dr' is 'dober'.
'dober'+'man'='DOBERMAN'
(Other definitions for doberman that I've seen before include "Long-legged terrier" , "Big dog" , "Dog used as guard - bond mare (anag)" , "...pinscher, large dog" , "Originally German breed of watchdog" .)