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Sheep fly far from stable (10)

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I believe the answer is:

ramshackle

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'stable' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sheep fly far' is the wordplay.
'sheep' becomes 'rams' (male sheep).
'fly far' becomes 'hackle' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rams'+'hackle'='RAMSHACKLE'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ramshackle that I've seen before include "Dilapidated" , "Broken-down" , "In severe disrepair" , "Decrepit" , "Tumbledown" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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