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Just the sort of dog for a German shepherd (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

police

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'shepherd' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for police that I've seen before include "Law-and-order force" , "Emergency service" , "Long arm of the law" , "Limbs of the law" , "Boys in blue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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