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Sheepdog tracks in pit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

colliery

'pit' is the definition.
(I know that pit can be written as colliery)

'sheepdog tracks' is the wordplay.
'sheepdog' becomes 'collie' (collie is a kind of sheepdog).
'tracks' becomes 'RY' (abbreviation for railway).
'collie'+'ry'='COLLIERY'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for colliery that I've seen before include "Coal-mining establishment" , "Grimethorpe?" , "Where a coalminer goes to work" , "Pit" , "Coalmine and surrounding buildings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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