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Elegant braid one may make (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debonair

'elegant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'braid one may make' is the wordplay.
'may make' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'braid'+'one'='braidone'
'braidone' is an anagram of 'DEBONAIR'.

(Other definitions for debonair that I've seen before include "Affable, stylish" , "Suave and urbane on air bed" , "Carefree - or in a bed (anag)" , "Elegant, sophisticated" , "Jaunty, charming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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