Adorable ewes danced on time (5)
I believe the answer is:
sweet
'adorable' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'ewes danced on time' is the wordplay.
'danced' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'dance' mean this).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'ewes' anagrammed gives 'swee'.
'swee'+'t'='SWEET'
(Other definitions for sweet that I've seen before include "Pudding" , "Tart, perhaps - or not tart" , "Term of endearment" , "Afters" , "Pud" .)