The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BASSET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BASSET
- Dog gamble sucking in idiot
- Wild beasts
- Dog breed’s first desirable characteristic (6
- Take a chance, injecting dope in dog
- Fishtails in sausage meat for dog
- Chance holding fool’s dog
- Hound bishop to get something worth having
- Dog, British, that’s worth having
- Take a chance injecting dope in dog
- Baskerville’s capital resource — a hound
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The straight part
We know that "dog" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dog = basset.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BASSET mean?
BASSET noun- The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
- A basset hound.
- A card game resembling faro.
- To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.