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Philanthropist, setter, say, rounds on upset friend now and then

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do-gooder

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'philanthropist' is the definition.
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'setter say rounds on upset friend now and then' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'setter' could be 'dog' (a setter is a type of dog) and 'dog' is present in the answer.
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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