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Spellbinding words gets Tory sheep giddy (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hey-presto

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'spellbinding words' is the definition.
'hey presto' can be an answer for 'words' (I have seen 'Magic words' mean 'hey presto' so perhaps 'words' could also mean 'hey presto'). I'm not sure about the 'spellbinding' bit.

'tory sheep giddy' is the wordplay.
'giddy' indicates an anagram.
'tory'+'sheep'='torysheep'
'torysheep' is an anagram of 'HEY-PRESTO'.

'gets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hey-presto that I've seen before include "Conjuror's cry" , "The trick is done!" , "Conjurer's exclamation" , "Conjuror's exclamation at trick climax" , "Conjurer's words at key moment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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