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Fear rugby players in Barnet? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dreadlocks

'barnet?' is the definition.
(dreadlocks is a type of hair or 'barnet')

'fear rugby players' is the wordplay.
'fear' becomes 'dread' (dread is a kind of fear).
'rugby players' becomes 'locks' (lock is a type of rugby player).
'dread'+'locks'='DREADLOCKS'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for dreadlocks that I've seen before include "great shock" , "Rastafarian hairstyle" , "Barnet" , "Jamaican hairstyle" , "Put hair in these" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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