Cut wool from (a sheep) (5)
I believe the answer is:
shear
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cut wool from a sheep</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shear that I've seen before include "Remove a fleece" , "Clip a sheep" , "Remove sheep's wool" , "strain" , "Cut with clippers" .)