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Dog Latin as a translation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alsatian

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

'latin as a translation' is the wordplay.
'translation' indicates anagramming the letters.
'latin'+'as'+'a'='latinasa'
'latinasa' anagrammed gives 'ALSATIAN'.

(Other definitions for alsatian that I've seen before include "Wolf-like dog" , "Strong dog known as German Shepherd" , "Large dog and person from northern France" , "Breed of dog" , "Large dog and someone from northern France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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