Dogmatist and pet going out (6)
I believe the answer is:
pedant
'dogmatist' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'and pet going out' is the wordplay.
'going out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'and'+'pet'='andpet'
'andpet' with letters rearranged gives 'PEDANT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pedant that I've seen before include "Panted like dogmatist" , "Person who is strict on rules and details" , "One particular" , "Stickler for trivial detail" , "Fussy schoolmaster, academic" .)