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It makes dog run into the earth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ground

'the earth' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'it makes dog run' is the wordplay.
'it makes' is an anagram indicator.
'dog'+'run'='dogrun'
'dogrun' is an anagram of 'GROUND'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ground that I've seen before include "Worked hard" , "The solid surface of the Earth" , "Stadium; crushed" , "on which Pachelbel wrote his Canon?" , "Stop (a pilot) flying" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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