Plait or braid (5)
I believe the answer is:
tress
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">plait</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that plait can be written as tress)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">braid</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that braid can be written as tress)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tress that I've seen before include "Switch" , "Braid of hair" , "is a bit of a shock" , "Bit of hair" , "Rests (anag.)" .)