Type of dog; an obsolete forerunner of the card game faro (6)

I believe the answer is:

basset

(Other definitions for basset that I've seen before include "Beasts (anag.)" , "Short-legged dog" , "Hare-hunting hound among beasts" , "Type of hound" , "Smooth-haired, long-eared hound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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