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Film dog in colour, one interrupting service (3,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

rin tin tin

'film dog' is the definition.
(famous Hollywood dog)

'in colour one interrupting service' is the wordplay.
'colour' becomes 'tint' (tint is a kind of colour**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'interrupting' indicates putting letters inside.
'service' becomes 'rn' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'in'+'tint'+'i'='intinti'
'intinti' inserted inside 'rn' is 'RIN TIN TIN'.

(Other definitions for rin tin tin that I've seen before include "shot dog" , "Canine star of many films" , "Fabled canine" , "Dog Star" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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