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Aftereffect of hair perm (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shock wave

'aftereffect' is the definition.

'hair perm' is the wordplay.
'hair' becomes 'shock' (I've seen this before).
'perm' becomes 'wave' (wavy hair style).
'shock'+'wave'='SHOCK WAVE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for shock wave that I've seen before include "It's generated by supersonic movement" , "Effect of an explosion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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