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[ato]

Does what he raises come from wooly thinking?
[letters 5 & 6] ???E? ??S???
Exercise for candidates? [7 letters] ?U???A?
Put in lodgings in part of town. [7 letters] ?U?????

[johnalex]

1. Sheep Farmer

[Infomaniac]

Is your "s" right? If not, could be sheep herder.

[Infomaniac]

I like JohnAlex's suggestion better.

[Infomaniac]

Running if your "a" is wrong.

[pbeach]

quarter

[ato]

The S comes from "Hang on for underwear that is to be removed. The answer is TIGHTS

[pbeach]

Hang on for underwear that is to be removed.....
TIGHTS? Hmm I have my doubts have you considered
Linger (ie)

[johnalex]

Linger . . . hang on . . . Lingerie . . . remove i.e

[johnalex]

. . . . sorry PB . . . simultaneous posting . . . you win!

[Infomaniac]

I think Pbeach is right about linger. Have you looked at the down clue which gives you "a" in the penultmate clue you gave?

[pbeach]

JohnAlex, the idea that tights could be wrong, and what the right answer might be, obviously came to us both at roughly the same time. :-)

[ato]

Thankyou.