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Lent ad out about canines? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dental

'about canines?' is the definition.
(relating to teeth - canines are a type of teeth)

'lent ad out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'lent'+'ad'='lentad'
'lentad' with letters rearranged gives 'DENTAL'.

(Other definitions for dental that I've seen before include "Relating to teeth" , "Pertaining to teeth" , "Concerning teeth" , "Concerned with teeth" , "sort of surgeon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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