Cryptic crossword clue
Worker procuring work with quiet little character tending sheep 2-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BO-PEEP

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Buddy explains!

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What does BO-PEEP mean?

BO-PEEP noun
  1. The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.
  2. (British Virgin Islands) Any whistling frog.
BO-PEEP verb
  1. To play the game of bo-peep; to peek out suddenly.

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