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See a square dog (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canine

'dog' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'see a square' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'square' becomes 'nine' (nine is a square number).
'c'+'a'+'nine'='CANINE'

(Other definitions for canine that I've seen before include "Of or like dogs" , "Tooth; dog" , "Relating to dogs" , "such as Lassie" , "Boxer" .)

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