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Second person caught sheep (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ewe

'sheep' is the definition.
(a ewe is a female sheep)

'second person caught' is the wordplay.
'second person' becomes 'you' (second person pronoun).
'caught' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (heard).
'you' is a homophone of 'EWE'.

(Other definitions for ewe that I've seen before include "Scottish loch" , "Source of milk" , "Language" , "creature" , "Female in a fleece?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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