Dam pets in Tarantino's first (9,4)
I believe the answer is:
reservoir dogs
'tarantino's first' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'dam pets' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pets' could be 'dogs' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'dogs' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'reservoir' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reservoir dogs that I've seen before include "Crime drama film (1991)" , "Quentin Tarantino film" .)