Sheep-catching staff work with rope (7)
I believe the answer is:
macrame
'work with rope' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'sheep-catching staff' is the wordplay.
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'catching' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'staff' becomes 'mace' (a mace is a ceremonial staff or stick).
'ram' going within 'mace' is 'MACRAME'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for macrame that I've seen before include "Decorative craft of knotting string" , "knotty work!" , "ropy work" , "Knotted-string work" , "Art using knotted cord" .)
