Goal of counting sheep Crossword Clue

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Goal of counting sheep Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
(verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COUNTING (noun)
1. the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
GOAL (noun)
1. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
2. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Hint 3: Anagram

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