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Illegally obtain dossier about horse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finagle

'illegally obtain' is the definition.

'dossier about horse' is the wordplay.
'dossier' becomes 'file' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'horse' becomes 'nag' (nag is a kind of horse).
'file' going around 'nag' is 'FINAGLE'.

(Other definitions for finagle that I've seen before include "Swindle" , "Dishonestly obtain" , "cheat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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