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One fleeced by second person over the phone (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ewe

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'one fleeced' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'second person over the phone' is the wordplay.
'second person' becomes 'you' (second person pronoun).
'over the phone' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how it might sound over the phone).
'you' sounds like 'EWE'.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ewe that I've seen before include "Partner to ram" , "Dam of a sheep" , "Lamb's mother" , "Female on farm" , "Scottish loch" .)

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