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Dog crazy with pep (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whippet

'dog' is the definition.
(whippet is a kind of dog)

'crazy with pep' is the wordplay.
'crazy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with'+'pep'='withpep'
'withpep' anagrammed gives 'WHIPPET'.

(Other definitions for whippet that I've seen before include "dog class?" , "Dog similar to a greyhound" , "racing animal" , "Fast runner" , "Greyhound relative" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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