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Cutting remark from hairdresser with no sign of hesitation (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barb

'cutting remark' is the definition.
(as in a barbed comment)

'hairdresser with no sign of hesitation' is the wordplay.
'hairdresser' becomes 'barber' (barber is a kind of hairdresser).
'with no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'sign of hesitation' becomes 'er'.
'barber' with 'er' taken out is 'BARB'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for barb that I've seen before include "Twisted point of hook" , "Backward-facing part of hook" , "Stage whispers" , "Aggressive remark intended to have a telling effect" , "Part of an arrow head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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