The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PURSUE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PURSUE
- Chase funds university invested
- Follow United, again in the money for winning
- Go after money you picked up for investment
- Sound like pet with no tail and carry out action for dog
- Take action to support quiet closure of caribou reindeer hunt
- Persevere to make us pure, perhaps
- Seek to obtain funds to cover university entrance
- In the saddle, senior community separately returned to hunt
- Go after funds to protect university
- Go after funds to take in United
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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 = pursue.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.
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What does PURSUE mean?
PURSUE verb- To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
- To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
- To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
- To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
- To act as a legal prosecutor.