Sheep from the West (3)

I believe the answer is:

ewe

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

'from the west' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'EWE' is hidden in the letters of 'the west'.

(Other definitions for ewe that I've seen before include "Female ovine" , "Lamb's dam" , "Partner to ram" , "Palindrome for a female sheep" , "Source of milk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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