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Cut musical act (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hairdo

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

'musical act' is the wordplay.
'musical' becomes 'hair' (1960s musical).
'act' becomes 'do' (to do is to act or execute a task).
'hair'+'do'='HAIRDO'

(Other definitions for hairdo that I've seen before include "The process of styling head growth" , "Bob, perhaps" , "that may go with a bang?" , "Eg, beehive or mullet" , "capital arrangement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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