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Dog taking jump with hesitation before plane is moved (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

springer spaniel

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

'jump with hesitation before plane is moved' is the wordplay.
'jump' becomes 'spring' (spring is a kind of jump).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound used when hesitating).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'moved' indicates an anagram.
'plane'+'is'='planeis'
'planeis' is an anagram of 'spaniel'.
'spring'+'er'+'spaniel'='SPRINGER SPANIEL'

'taking' is the link.

(Other definitions for springer spaniel that I've seen before include "one used to raise game" , "might this be barking?" , "breed of dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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