Dog of convict finally adopted by Judge (6)
I believe the answer is:
ratter
'dog' is the definition.
(ratter is a kind of dog)
'convict finally adopted by judge' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for ratter that I've seen is " Rodent-hunting dog".)
I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
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