Unleashed war dogs holding king (6)

I believe the answer is:

edward

'king' is the definition.
(I know that Edward is a King of England)

'unleashed war dogs holding' is the wordplay.
'holding' indicates a hidden word.
'EDWARD' can be found hidden inside 'unleashed war dogs'.

(Other definitions for edward that I've seen before include "Sir -- Elgar, composer" , "Lear, maybe" , "King; - Lear" , "The Black Prince" , "Lear, Elgar or Fox" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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