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Maiden groomed longer dog (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mongrel

'dog' is the definition.
(I know that mongrel is a type of dog)

'maiden groomed longer' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'groomed' indicates anagramming the letters (letters groomed or tidied up).
'longer' anagrammed gives 'ongrel'.
'm'+'ongrel'='MONGREL'

(Other definitions for mongrel that I've seen before include "Dog of no clear breed" , "Non-pedigree" , "bastard" , "Cur" , "mixed stock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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