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Food trail? This little one might follow it! (7,3)

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I believe the answer is:

sausage dog

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'this little one might follow it' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'food trail?' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'sausage' (sausage is a kind of food).
'trail?' becomes 'dog' (synonyms).
'sausage'+'dog'='SAUSAGE-DOG'

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(Other definitions for sausage dog that I've seen before include "At a stretch, a pet" , "Dachshund (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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