Possibly Ted Ray's description of a lost dog (7)

I believe the answer is:

strayed

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'possibly ted ray's description of a lost dog' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'possibly ted ray's' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ted'+'rays'='tedrays'
'tedrays' with letters rearranged gives 'STRAYED'.

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(Other definitions for strayed that I've seen before include "Wandered; digressed" , "Went wrong" , "Erred, wandered" , "Went off course" , "Went off the track" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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