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Eccentric hairstyle on which barrier placed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

weirdo

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'eccentric' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hairstyle on which barrier placed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hairstyle' could be 'do' (a hairdo) and 'do' is found within the answer.
'barrier' could be 'weir' (weir is a kind of barrier) and 'weir' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for weirdo that I've seen before include "Odd bod" , "Crank - oddball" , "Strange person (colloq.)" , "Bizarre character" , "Freak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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