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Suspend pet, with a guilty look (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hangdog

'with a guilty look' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'suspend pet' is the wordplay.
'suspend' becomes 'hang' (I've seen this before).
'pet' becomes 'dog'.
'hang'+'dog'='HANGDOG'

(Other definitions for hangdog that I've seen before include "depressed" , "Shamed (expression)" , "Suspend canine with shamefaced look" , "Looking guiltily dejected" , "Apparently embarrassed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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