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Dog leaps in explosively (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spaniel

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

'leaps in explosively' is the wordplay.
'explosively' is an anagram indicator.
'leaps'+'in'='leapsin'
'leapsin' anagrammed gives 'SPANIEL'.

(Other definitions for spaniel that I've seen before include "Breed of dog" , "Alpines (anag)" , "See 13" , "Dog found among the alpines" , "Springer- - -" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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