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Each male getting hairdo (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perm

'hairdo' is the definition.
(perm is a kind of hairdo)

'each male getting' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'per'.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'per'+'m'='PERM'

(Other definitions for perm that I've seen before include "Russian port; hairstyle" , "Hair style (abbr)" , "combo in pools" , "A hairdo; Urals city" , "To curl (hair)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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