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It gets quieter for wild dogs (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingoes

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'for wild dogs' is the definition.
(dingo is a kind of wild dog)

'it gets' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes 'din' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'gets' becomes 'goes' ('go' can be a synonym of 'get').
'din'+'goes'='DINGOES'

'quieter' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for dingoes that I've seen before include "Wild dogs of Australia" , "Australian pack" , "Australian wild dogs" , "Canine predators" , "Cairns must live with these dogs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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