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Menial addition to the pet cemetery? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

dogsbody

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'menial' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'addition to the pet cemetery?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'pet' could be 'dog' and 'dog' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dogsbody that I've seen before include "found in pets' cemetery?" , "General factotum" , "One who has to do all the boring jobs" , "Menial servant" , "One who carries out menial tasks for another" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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