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Boys were excited to produce facial hair (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyebrows

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'to produce facial hair' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'boys were excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'boys'+'were'='boyswere'
'boyswere' anagrammed gives 'EYEBROWS'.

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(Other definitions for eyebrows that I've seen before include "part of one's features" , "that may be surprisingly elevated" , "these may have been plucked for beauty" .)

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