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How problem with troublesome canine got addressed (3,2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

had it out

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'how problem with troublesome canine' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'got addressed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'got' could be 'had' ('have' can be a synonym of 'get') and 'had' is found within the answer.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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