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The end of dog exercises, no lead on Rottweiler (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curtains

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'the end' is the definition.
('curtains' can mean someone's end or demise)

'dog exercises no lead on rottweiler' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'dog' could be 'cur' (both can mean a despicable person) and 'cur' is located in the answer.
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tais' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for curtains that I've seen before include "Window drapes in slangy ending" , "Draperies" , "Death (slang)" , "Window hangings" , "Hanging drapes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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