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Current sheep cause trouble (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

act up

'cause trouble' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'current sheep' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current).
'sheep' becomes 'tup' (tup is a kind of sheep).
'ac'+'tup'='ACT UP'

(Other definitions for act up that I've seen before include "Give trouble, make a fuss" , "Informally, behave badly or cause trouble" , "Behave badly, give trouble" , "malfunction" , "Behave like a brat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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