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See-through fleece, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sheer

'see-through' is the definition.
(I know that see-through can be written as sheer)

'fleece we hear' is the wordplay.
'fleece' becomes 'shear' (synonyms).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'shear' sounds like 'SHEER'.

(Other definitions for sheer that I've seen before include "Transparently thin - very steep" , "Utter - precipitous" , "Film" , "Arrant" , "Absolute - precipitous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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