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Avail oneself of sheep we hear (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

use

'avail oneself of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sheep we hear' is the wordplay.
'sheep' becomes 'ewes' (I've seen this before).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'ewes' sounds like 'USE'.

(Other definitions for use that I've seen before include "Put to work" , "Bring into play" , "Custom - service" , "Employ - advantage" , "Habitually employ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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