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Utterance frequently addressed to woolgatherers? (3)

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baa

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

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