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Dog collars left for newcomer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

settler

'newcomer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'dog collars left' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'setter' (setter is a type of dog).
'collars' is an insertion indicator (to collar can mean to apprehend or capture).
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'setter' enclosing 'l' is 'SETTLER'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for settler that I've seen before include "Early mover into an area" , "Coloniser - arbitrator" , "New colonist" , "Colonist, pioneer" , "who pays his bills" .)

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