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Sheepish letter to a bachelor (3)

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I believe the answer is:

baa

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'sheepish letter to a bachelor' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'letter to a bachelor' is the wordplay.
'letter' becomes 'a' ().
'to a' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'bachelor' becomes 'BA' (abbreviation for Bachelor of Arts degree).
'a' after 'ba' is 'BAA'.

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(Other definitions for baa that I've seen before include "Sound of sheep" , "Cry of a sheep" , "Bleat of a sheep" , "not quite consistent set of good A-level results?" , "Cry of lamb, sounds angry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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