We don't quite get there with the sheep (6)
I believe the answer is:
wether
'sheep' is the definition.
(I know that wether is a type of sheep)
'we don't quite get there with the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'we' is within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'her' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wether that I've seen before include "Castrated ram" , "Castrated sheep" , "Male sheep" , "Castrated 22dn" .)