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Wild dog in Australia (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingo

'wild dog in australia' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wild dog in' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'dog'+'in'='dogin'
'dogin' is an anagram of 'DINGO'.

(Other definitions for dingo that I've seen before include "Wild dog of Australia" , "Australian native" , "Kipling's yellow dog" , "Wild thing" , "Aussie wild dog" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and The Globe and Mail.
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