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Ball of yarn with tangle of hair twice brushed up (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pompom

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

'hair twice brushed up' is the wordplay.
'hair twice' means two substitutions for 'hair'.
'hair' becomes 'mop' (mop can mean a mass of hair).
'hair' becomes 'mop' (mop can mean a mass of hair).
'brushed up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'mop'+'mop'='mopmop'
'mopmop' reversed gives 'POMPOM'.

'of yarn with tangle of' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for pompom that I've seen before include "Decorative ball of tufted wool" , "fluffy decoration" , "Hat ornament" , "Fluffy ball - type of gun" , "Top decoration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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