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I see about newspaper Republican Party dreads? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hairdo

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'i see about newspaper republican party dreads?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'i see about newspaper republican party' is the wordplay.
'i see' becomes 'ah' ('ah' can be used to express understanding).
'about' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'newspaper' becomes 'i' (the i is a British newspaper).
'republican' becomes 'R' (political abbreviation).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'ah' in reverse letter order is 'ha'.
'ha'+'i'+'r'+'do'='HAIRDO'

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(Other definitions for hairdo that I've seen before include "that may go with a bang?" , "capital arrangement" , "Barnet" , "Style for one's crowning glory" , "Pageboy maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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