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Flock members see rise around west (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ewes

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'flock members' is the definition.
'ewes' can be an answer for 'members' (I have seen 'members of flock' mean 'ewes' so perhaps 'members' could also mean 'ewes'). I am unsure of the 'flock' bit.

'see rise around west' is the wordplay.
'rise' is a reversal indicator.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'west' becomes 'w' (synonyms).
'see' back-to-front is 'ees'.
'ees' placed around 'w' is 'EWES'.

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(Other definitions for ewes that I've seen before include "Female sheep" , "farm animals" , "wool producers" , "members of flock" , "She-sheep" .)

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