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Sharp, pointy items used to tear meat apart for both you and your dog? (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canine teeth

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'sharp pointy items used to tear meat apart for both you and your' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'dog?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'dog?' could be 'canine' (dog is a kind of canine) and 'canine' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'teeth' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for canine teeth that I've seen is " sharp cutters".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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