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Private eye has good hog (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pig

'hog' is the definition.
(I know that pig is a type of hog)

'private eye has good' is the wordplay.
'private eye' becomes 'PI' (synonyms).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'pi'+'g'='PIG'

(Other definitions for pig that I've seen before include "Unforged metal" , "Empress of Blandings?" , "Porcine animal" , "Glutton" , "Eat greedily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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