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Carnival hothead hung out to dry for being blonde (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fair-haired

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

'carnival hothead hung out to dry' is the wordplay.
'carnival' becomes 'fair' (synonyms).
'hothead' becomes 'h' (head letter of 'hot').
'hung out to dry' becomes 'aired' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fair'+'h'+'aired'='FAIR-HAIRED'

'for being' is the link.

(Another definition for fair-haired that I've seen is " Blond".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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