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Sound of dog, rising, talented, due now? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

payable

'due now?' is the definition.

'sound of dog rising talented' is the wordplay.
'sound of dog' becomes 'yap' (a yap is a sound made by a dog).
'rising' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'talented' becomes 'able' (I've seen this before).
'yap' written backwards gives 'pay'.
'pay'+'able'='PAYABLE'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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