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Horse and English sheep turned up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mare

'horse' is the definition.
(mare is a kind of horse)

'english sheep turned up' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (ram is a kind of sheep).
'turned up' is a reversal indicator.
'e'+'ram'='eram'
'eram' back-to-front is 'MARE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mare that I've seen before include "Female equine animal" , "Adult female horse" , "Horse; lunar sea" , "For classicists, sea" , "A night-time strangler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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