Got hold of sweet, entertaining dog after run (9)
I believe the answer is:
purchased
'got hold of' is the definition.
(purchasing is a kind of getting hold of)
'sweet entertaining dog after run' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'dog' could be 'chase' (synonyms) and 'chase' is found within the answer.
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'sweet' could be 'pud' (pud is a kind of sweet) and 'pud' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for purchased that I've seen before include "Got hold of" , "Bought" , "picked up" , "paid for" .)