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___ knots (hairstyle) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bantu

(Other definitions for bantu that I've seen before include "Niger-Congo language" , "Native African language" , "Group of Niger-Congo languages" , "Type of language" , "Family of southern African languages" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and The New York Times.
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