Dog in manger confused steer (6,8)
I believe the answer is:
german shepherd
'dog' is the definition.
(German shepherd is an example)
'manger confused steer' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'steer' becomes 'shepherd' (I've seen this before).
'manger' is an anagram of 'german'.
'german'+'shepherd'='GERMAN SHEPHERD'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for german shepherd that I've seen before include "Alsatian" , "one wearing dog collar?" .)