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Lingo, tad barking? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dog latin

'lingo tad barking?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'lingo tad barking?' is the wordplay.
'barking?' indicates an anagram (UK slang for mad).
'lingo'+'tad'='lingotad'
'lingotad' with letters rearranged gives 'DOG-LATIN'.

(Other definitions for dog latin that I've seen before include "Phony language" , "Spurious classical language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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