Cryptic crossword clue
Dog’s disc, not wide, about to be returned 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HEELER

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Buddy explains!

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What does HEELER mean?

HEELER noun
  1. A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
  2. A quick runner.
  3. A dog that readily comes to heel.
  4. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
  5. The rodeo performer who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header has turned it.

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