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Behave without reserve and wonder, alone - this messy? (3,4,4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

let ones hair down

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'behave without reserve' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'wonder alone this messy?' is the wordplay.
'messy?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'messy' mean this).
'wonder'+'alone'+'this'='wonderalonethis'
'wonderalonethis' is an anagram of 'LET ONES HAIR DOWN'.

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(Other definitions for let ones hair down that I've seen before include "have a lot of fun" , "act without reserve" , "Be a disgrace to Barnet" , "Make whoopee" , "party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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