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Pilot officer Muirhead's dog? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pom

'dog?' is the definition.
(short for Pomeranian)

'pilot officer muirhead's' is the wordplay.
'pilot officer' becomes 'po' (short for pilot officer).
'muirhead' becomes 'm' (head letter of 'muir').
'po'+'m'='POM'

(Other definitions for pom that I've seen before include "Englishman in Australia" , "Shortened name for a breed of dog" , "Australian slang for British migrant" , "Brit abroad" , "English person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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