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Dog performing with duck coming last? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingo

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'dog performing' is the definition.
'dingo' can be an answer for 'dog' (dingoes are wild dogs). I am not sure about the 'performing' bit.

'with duck coming last?' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'duck coming' becomes 'din' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'last?' becomes 'go' ('go' can be a synonym of 'last').
'din'+'go' is 'DINGO'.

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(Other definitions for dingo that I've seen before include "Aus. wild dog" , "Wild creature" , "dog running wild" , "Yellow Australian dog" , "Aussie wild dog" .)

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