Employee of "The Shamrock Hair Salon" who's a pet? (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
irish setter
'pet?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for irish setter that I've seen before include "Dog from the Emerald Isle" , "Kind of dog" , "Breed of dog" , "Dog with dark red coat" , "best friend" .)