Move, sheep! It hauled itself to its feet (3,2)

I believe the answer is:

got up

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'move sheep it hauled itself to its feet' is the definition.
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'move sheep' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'go' (to go is to move).
'sheep' becomes 'tup' (tup is a kind of sheep).
'go'+'tup'='GOT UP'

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(Other definitions for got up that I've seen before include "made to look good?" , "Ascended" , "20 [ROSE]" , "Arose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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