The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ALSATIAN
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More clues leading to the result ALSATIAN
- Assailant mauled after releasing second dog
- A sovereign met a man and a dog
- Dog, a large devil I kept inside
- German shepherd posed being embraced by a pin-up
- It could be barking at animals with minute gone
- Dog squatted, one occupying a ground taken short
- German shepherd, a large one wearing fine fabric
- Dog the French sent up – one possessed by the devil
- Dog from Alabama rested near Paisley perhaps
- Sat I held fast by boy, but I might bite
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What does ALSATIAN mean?
ALSATIAN noun- A native or inhabitant of Alsace.
- (dated US) A German shepherd dog.
- A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.