Sheep in place turned around (3)
I believe the answer is:
tup
'sheep' is the definition.
(I know that tup is a type of sheep)
'place turned around' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'turned around' says the letters should be written backwards.
'put' in reverse letter order is 'TUP'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tup that I've seen before include "sheep" , "Sheepish male" , "Ram" .)