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Air-cap - it could be reshaped for her (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patricia

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'for her' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'air-cap it could be' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'air'+'cap'+'it'='aircapit'
'aircapit' with letters rearranged gives 'PATRICIA'.

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(Other definitions for patricia that I've seen before include "Female name" , "Girl" , "- Highsmith, crime writer" , "Girl's name" , "- Hayes, Br. actress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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