Called English sweep (5)
I believe the answer is:
range
'sweep' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'called english' is the wordplay.
'called' becomes 'rang' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'rang'+'e'='RANGE'
(Other definitions for range that I've seen before include "area for stock" , "Roam" , "Area of variation" , "Cowboy song 'Home on the . . . . .'" , "A set of different things of the same general type" .)