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Keeps wild dogs! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pekes

'dogs' is the definition.
(Peke is an example)

'keeps wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'keeps' anagrammed gives 'PEKES'.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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