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Sheep rolling over is hurt (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mar

'is hurt' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'sheep rolling over' is the wordplay.
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (ram is a kind of sheep).
'rolling over' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'ram' back-to-front is 'MAR'.

(Other definitions for mar that I've seen before include "Disfigure" , "Cause harm" , "'Damage, impair (3)'" , "Blemish" , "Oh dear!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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