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A form of cloth-headed nincompoop? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

class

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'a form' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cloth-headed nincompoop?' is the wordplay.
'cloth-headed' becomes 'cl' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'nincompoop?' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this before).
'cl'+'ass'='CLASS'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for class that I've seen before include "Form; stylishness" , "Standing" , "26 [ORDER]" , "sort" , "Opportunity to learn" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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