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Kind of grass to spoil the sheep? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

marram

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'kind of grass' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'spoil the sheep?' is the wordplay.
'spoil' becomes 'mar' (synonyms).
'the sheep?' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'mar'+'ram'='MARRAM'

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(Other definitions for marram that I've seen before include "Coarse grass on sandy beaches" , "Grass of the seaside" , "Sea grass" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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