The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 3 letter word SAUSAGE DOG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SAUSAGE DOG
- Sugared sago confection not right for pet?
- Troubled? Assuage trouble with a pet
- Down
- Entering decline, custom to perform that’s long and hairy
- Many turn over after sorry saga involving Sue Barker
- One’s associated with a thinly-stretched body that’s short of member
- Long canine used, sago roughly cut by fang, regularly
- Badger-hunter knowing trail around Australia
- A meaty pet?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Long canine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case long canine = sausage dog.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.