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Jewish princess who asked for the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her daughter Salome's dancing (8)

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I believe the answer is:

herodias

(Another definition for herodias that I've seen is " Wife of Herod Antipas; does hair (anag.)".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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