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Sort of lying to incur dismissal from canine club (5)

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I believe the answer is:

doggo

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'sort of lying to incur dismissal' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'canine club' is the wordplay.
'canine' becomes 'dog' (dog is a kind of canine).
'club' becomes 'go' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dog'+'go'='DOGGO'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for doggo that I've seen before include "(Lie) silent and in hiding" , "lying low" , "How some people lie!" , "(Lie) concealed" , "in secret" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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