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Wild sheep are gone from formula one disaster (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mouflon

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'wild sheep' is the definition.
(mouflon is a kind of wild sheep)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Another definition for mouflon that I've seen is " Wild mountain sheep of Corsica -- mono flu (anag)".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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