Steal dog and lizard (8)

I believe the answer is:

whiptail

'lizard' is the definition.
(I know that whiptail is a type of teiid)

'steal dog' is the wordplay.
'steal' becomes 'whip' (I've seen this before).
'dog' becomes 'tail' (synonyms).
'whip'+'tail'='WHIPTAIL'

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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