He's of paramount importance in sheep farming (3)

I believe the answer is:

ram

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'he's' is the definition.

'paramount importance in sheep farming' is the wordplay.
'RAM' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ram that I've seen before include "needed for PC" , "force" , "Pound" , "Drive hard" , "The constellation Aries" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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