Crossword Genius

Sheepish bearer of grapes bearing nothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ovine

'sheepish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bearer of grapes bearing nothing' is the wordplay.
'bearer of grapes' becomes 'vine' (grapes grow on a vine).
'bearing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'vine' put after 'o' is 'OVINE'.

(Other definitions for ovine that I've seen before include "Like the Cheviots" , "Pertaining to sheep" , "1/6 = 2/3 of 28 [SHEEPISH" , "like a mug" , "Sheep-like" .)

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