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Eccentric is a dealer in dogs (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airedales

'dogs' is the definition.
(Airedale is an example)

'eccentric is a dealer' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'a'+'dealer'='isadealer'
'isadealer' anagrammed gives 'AIREDALES'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for airedales that I've seen before include "Terriers originally bred in Yorkshire" , "The dogs" .)

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