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Dogs as exceptional sniffers can help, left to go free (14)

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I believe the answer is:

affenpinschers

'dogs' is the definition.
(affenpinscher is a kind of dog)

'exceptional sniffers can help left to go free' is the wordplay.
'exceptional' indicates an anagram.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'to go free' suggests deleting specific letters.
'sniffers'+'can'+'help'='snifferscanhelp'
'snifferscanhelp' with 'l' taken out is 'snifferscanhep'.
'snifferscanhep' with letters rearranged gives 'AFFENPINSCHERS'.

'as' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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