Shiba Inu meme that inspired a cryptocurrency (4)

I believe the answer is:

doge

(Other definitions for doge that I've seen before include "Chief of ancient Venice" , "Venetian ruler" , "Venetian chief magistrate" , "Old Italian chief magistrate" , "Historically, the chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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