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Retire Foreign Minister, raising issue of gun dogs (9)

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I believe the answer is:

retriever

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'of gun dogs' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'retire foreign minister raising' is the wordplay.
'foreign' indicates anagramming the letters (foreign order of the letters).
'minister' becomes 'rev' (short for reverend).
'raising' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'rev' backwards is 'ver'.
'retire' is an anagram of 'retrie'.
'retrie'+'ver'='RETRIEVER'

'issue' is the link.

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(Other definitions for retriever that I've seen before include "making a complete recovery?" , "He rescues" , "Dog bred to fetch game" , "Hunting dog or" , "Working dog" .)

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