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Grazing animals on accessible land sounded appropriate (10)

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I believe the answer is:

commandeer

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

'grazing animals on accessible land sounded' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'animals' could be 'deer' (type of animals) and 'deer' is found in the answer.
'land' could be 'man' (Man is an example) and 'man' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for commandeer that I've seen before include "Take control of for military purposes" , "Appropriate" , "Take control of for military use" , "Take by force" , "Confiscate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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