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Pass over the trumped-up story of the dog (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collie

'the dog' is the definition.
(collie is a kind of dog)

'pass over the trumped-up story' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a term for a mountain pass).
'over' says to put letters next to each other.
'the trumped-up story' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this in another clue).
'col'+'lie'='COLLIE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for collie that I've seen before include "Working animal" , "Border dog" , "Farm dog" , "Sheepdog wth ling nose and shaggy hair" , "Silky-coated sheepdog" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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