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Suspend setter for example, guilty in manner (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hangdog

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'example guilty in manner' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'suspend setter' is the wordplay.
'suspend' becomes 'hang' (to hang is to suspend from something).
'setter' becomes 'dog' (a setter is a type of dog).
'hang'+'dog'='HANGDOG'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hangdog that I've seen before include "With a sneaking, cowed look" , "Looking guiltily dejected" , "Apparently embarrassed" , "Appearing ashamed" , "Browbeaten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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