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Curious, hip career - unconvincing beard? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crepe hair

'unconvincing beard?' is the definition.
(type of fake hair used for make-up effects)

'curious hip career' is the wordplay.
'curious' is an anagram indicator.
'hip'+'career'='hipcareer'
'hipcareer' is an anagram of 'CREPE HAIR'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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