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Graphics technology captures outline of our dog (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corgi

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'dog' is the definition.
(I know that corgi is a type of dog)

'graphics technology captures outline of our' is the wordplay.
'graphics technology' becomes 'cgi' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'captures' is an insertion indicator.
'outline of' means to remove the middle letters (outline refers to the letters on the edges).
'our' with its middle removed is 'or'.
'cgi' going around 'or' is 'CORGI'.

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(Other definitions for corgi that I've seen before include "Barker?" , "Cardigan, possibly" , "Pre-2018 royal dog" , "found in the kennels" , "The Queen's favourite?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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