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Dog to leap around property — hotel (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basset hound

'dog' is the definition.
(basset hound is a kind of dog)

'leap around property hotel' is the wordplay.
'leap' becomes 'bound' (bounding is a kind of leaping).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'property' becomes 'asset' (asset can mean an item of property).
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'asset'+'h'='asseth'
'bound' going around 'asseth' is 'BASSET-HOUND'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for basset hound that I've seen before include "one that hunts, naturally" , "Sturdy hunting dog" , "breed" , "Long-eared hunting dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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