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Dog chewed slippers in anger (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

springer spaniel

'dog' is the definition.
(springer spaniel is a kind of dog)

'chewed slippers in anger' is the wordplay.
'chewed' is an anagram indicator.
'slippers'+'in'+'anger'='slippersinanger'
'slippersinanger' with letters rearranged gives 'SPRINGER SPANIEL'.

(Other definitions for springer spaniel that I've seen before include "breed of dog" , "might this be barking?" , "one used to raise game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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