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Help a lama out, being top dog (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alpha male

'being top dog' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'help a lama out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'help'+'a'+'lama'='helpalama'
'helpalama' with letters rearranged gives 'ALPHA MALE'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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