What does the cryptic crossword clue "Rough male sheep reportedly sported (11)" mean?

The definition is "Rough". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). homophone of WETHER (male sheep) WORN (sported) I probably spent five minutes trying to justify my semi-biffed (correct) answer. I did not know about the castrated ram, and so I finally submitted without leaderboard out of fear of castration. Er, I mean fear of pink squares. The answer is WEATHERWORN.

Rough male sheep reportedly sported (11)

Times Cryptic #28991 | 10 Across | 2024-08-09 flower

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