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Insult's even head? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nut

'head?' is the definition.
(informal term for somebody's head)

'insult's even' is the wordplay.
'even' means one should take alternating letters (letters in even-numbered positions are used).
The alternate letters of 'insults' are 'NUT'.

(Other definitions for nut that I've seen before include "Mechanical fastener" , "Vegetarian food" , "something turned when making fast > food" , "Crank" , "Fanatical enthusiast" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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