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Head cut from nail with two straight lines (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

radii

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'straight lines' is the definition.
(radius is a kind of straight line)

'head cut from nail with two' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'two' could be 'ii' (Roman numerals) and 'ii' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for radii that I've seen before include "Forearm bones: spokes" , "Straight lines from centre of a circle" , "Lines between the center and circumference of a circle" , "spoke with others" , "Lines from centre to perimeter of a circle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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