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A hairy turn (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ringlet

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'a hairy turn' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ringlet that I've seen before include "Hair feature" , "Curl, of an Irish dancer say" , "Long curl of hair" , "A curl - kind of tingler" , "twist of sorts?" .)

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