Alsatians, say (4)
I believe the answer is:
dogs
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">alsatians say</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(alsatian is a kind of dog)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dogs that I've seen before include "Setters, for example" , "Pursues" , "Hounds" , "pets" , "eg 27 terriers" .)