Cross about a few sheep I allowed to stray (7)
I believe the answer is:
peevish
'cross' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a few sheep i allowed to stray' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'few' could be 'vi' and 'vi' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'sheep' is 'peesh' which is within the left over letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peevish that I've seen before include "In irritable state" , "Fractious" , "Complaining - irritable" , "Easily irritated or annoyed" , "Showing an irritable disposition" .)