12 across
Strays
see
plot
unravel,
keeping
quiet
(4,5)
Strays see plot unravel, keeping quiet (4,5)
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How the clue works
Strays is the definition. Take an anagram (indicated by "unravel") of "see plot" to get LOSTEEP, then insert SH (the imperative "quiet") inside it — "keeping" signals the containment — to give LOST SHEEP.