Final items of work eaten by dogs (10)
I believe the answer is:
tailpieces
'final items' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'work eaten by dogs' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'piece' (eg a work of art is a piece).
'eaten by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters get eaten).
'dogs' becomes 'tails' (dog and tail can both mean to follow).
'piece' inserted into 'tails' is 'TAILPIECES'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tailpieces that I've seen is " violin parts".)