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Fathers outside church shy away from dogs (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dachshunds

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

'fathers outside church shy away from' is the wordplay.
'fathers' becomes 'dads' (dad is a kind of father).
'outside' is an insertion indicator.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'shy away from' becomes 'shun' (both can mean to avoid or reject).
'ch'+'shun'='chshun'
'dads' placed around 'chshun' is 'DACHSHUNDS'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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