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Flock member is hot with embarrassment (8)

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I believe the answer is:

sheepish

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'with embarrassment' is the definition.
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'flock member is hot' is the wordplay.
'flock member' becomes 'sheep' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'sheep'+'is'+'h'='SHEEPISH'

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(Other definitions for sheepish that I've seen before include "Embarrassed through shame; ovine" , "Embarrassed -- like ewe!" , "Embarrassed in woolly way?" , "Embarrassedly shy" , "Shamefaced, embarrassed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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