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Soldier after lead for cat or dog (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corgi

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'dog' is the definition.
(I know that corgi is a type of dog)

'soldier after lead for cat' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'soldier' could be 'or' (soldier from Other Ranks) and 'or' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cgi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'or' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for corgi that I've seen before include "Welsh breed of short-legged dog" , "Toy car manufacturer" , "found in the kennels" , "man's best friend" , "Barker?" .)

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