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Ewe turns out to be alternative source of milk (3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

wet nurse

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'be alternative source of milk' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'ewe turns out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'ewe'+'turns'='eweturns'
'eweturns' with letters rearranged gives 'WET-NURSE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for wet nurse that I've seen before include "Milk supplier" , "Child-minder" , "feeder" , "someone else to feed baby" , "Woman employed to suckle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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