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Hair colour like Henry James, perhaps, cut by Latin? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ash blond

'hair colour' is the definition.

'like henry james perhaps cut by latin?' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'henry' becomes 'h' ('H' can be a synonym of 'henry').
'james perhaps' becomes 'bond' (James Bond is an example).
'cut by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'latin?' becomes 'l'.
'bond' placed around 'l' is 'blond'.
'as'+'h'+'blond'='ASH BLOND'

(Another definition for ash blond that I've seen is " pale".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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