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Old item of furniture in which second dog is hidden (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obscured

'hidden' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'old item of furniture in which second dog' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'item of furniture' becomes 'bed'.
'in which' is an insertion indicator.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'dog' becomes 'cur' (cur is a kind of dog).
's'+'cur'='scur'
'bed' going around 'scur' is 'bscured'.
'o'+'bscured'='OBSCURED'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for obscured that I've seen before include "unnoticed" , "Overshadowed or eclipsed" , "Concealed from view, made indistinct" , "Hid from view" , "Veiled, hidden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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