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Develops shade, not tails (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heads

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'not tails' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'develops shade' is the wordplay.
'develops' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shade' anagrammed gives 'HEADS'.

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(Other definitions for heads that I've seen before include "Goes for" , "Chiefs" , "Leaders" , "School principals" , "Coin-tossing call" .)

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