She’s on record as a wool producer (5)

I believe the answer is:

sheep

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'a wool producer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'she's on record' is the wordplay.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'she'+'ep'='SHEEP'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sheep that I've seen before include "Woolly animals" , "Gregarious animal(s)" , "Eg, a merino" , "Timid followers" , "Dolly or Shaun" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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