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Dog's home supported by judge in Ulster (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basenji

'dog's' is the definition.
(basenji is a kind of dog)

'home supported by judge in ulster' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'base'.
'supported by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (letters go below - in down clue).
'judge' becomes 'j' (abbreviation for judge).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'ulster' becomes 'ni' (Northern Ireland).
'j' going into 'ni' is 'nji'.
'base'+'nji'='BASENJI'

(Other definitions for basenji that I've seen before include "Smallish hunting dog" , "Barkless dog" , "Dog unable to bark" , "Breed of African hunting dog that rarely barks" , "Small hunting dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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