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Fresh head on stick (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adhere

'stick' is the definition.
(to adhere to something is to stick to it)

'fresh head on' is the wordplay.
'fresh' is an anagram indicator (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'head' with letters rearranged gives 'adhe'.
'adhe'+'re'='ADHERE'

(Other definitions for adhere that I've seen before include "Stick to or remain faithful" , "Stick to as by suction" , "paste" , "Stick to, cling" , "Agree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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