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Pooches lying back to back, almost, to evade detection (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doggo

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'almost to evade detection' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pooches lying back to back' is the wordplay.
'pooches' becomes 'dog' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'back' says to take the final letters.
'back' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'lying' is 'g'.
The final letter of 'to' is 'o'.
'dog'+'g'+'o'='DOGGO'

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(Other definitions for doggo that I've seen before include "lying low" , "Lie . . . . . , motionless or hidden" , "(Lie) silent and in hiding" , "(Lie) in concealment" , "Quietly hidden" .)

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