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Got Pip, the dog, to go inside (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

secured

'got' is the definition.
(securing is a kind of getting)

'pip the dog to go inside' is the wordplay.
'pip' becomes 'seed' (I've seen this before).
'the dog' becomes 'cur' (a cur is an aggressive or scruffy dog).
'to go inside' is an insertion indicator.
'seed' enclosing 'cur' is 'SECURED'.

(Other definitions for secured that I've seen before include "Made safe or fastened safely" , "Rescued (anag.)" , "Got by special effort" , "Tethered" , "Gained" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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