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Persecuting the Baskervilles? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hounding

'persecuting' is the definition.
(hound can mean to persecute or harass)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hounding that I've seen before include "Harassing in a canine way" , "Keeping going after" , "Pursuing relentlessly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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