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A tender for some transferable stock? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowherd

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'a tender' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'some transferable stock?' is the wordplay.
'some transferable' becomes 'cow' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'stock?' becomes 'herd' (I have seen 'Stock of cattle' mean 'herd' so perhaps 'stock' could also mean 'herd').
'cow'+'herd'='COWHERD'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cowherd that I've seen before include "Beef tender" , "Farm worker" , "Cattle tender" , "One tending cattle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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