Make a mistake blocking novel exit for dog (3,7)
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I believe the answer is:
fox terrier
'dog' is the definition.
(fox terrier is a kind of dog)
'make a mistake blocking novel exit for' is the wordplay.
'make a mistake' becomes 'err' (to err is to make an error).
'blocking' is an insertion indicator (block can mean to plug a gap in something).
'novel' is an anagram indicator (letters in a new or novel order).
'exit'+'for'='exitfor'
'exitfor' anagrammed gives 'foxtier'.
'err' inserted inside 'foxtier' is 'FOX-TERRIER'.
(Another definition for fox terrier that I've seen is " Small dog, smooth or wire-haired".)