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Hairdo for every male (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perm

'hairdo' is the definition.
(perm is a kind of hairdo)

'every male' is the wordplay.
'every' becomes 'per' (I've seen this in other clues).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'per'+'m'='PERM'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for perm that I've seen before include "Russian city and hairstyle, in short" , "A hairdo; Urals city" , "locks far from straight?" , "combo in pools" , "Football pools forecast - wavy hairdo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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