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Females in the news, we hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ewes

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'females in the news' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'we' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'es' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ewes that I've seen before include "Sheep (females)" , "Adult sheep" , "Female sheep" , "farm animals" , "Females in the flock" .)

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