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Leading European twice acquiring posh rug (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toupee

'rug' is the definition.
(rug can informally mean a wig or toupee)

'leading european twice acquiring posh' is the wordplay.
'leading' becomes 'top' (both can mean first-class).
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'twice' says to double the letters.
'acquiring' indicates putting letters inside.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-u).
'e' duplicated is 'ee'.
'top'+'ee'='topee'
'topee' going around 'u' is 'TOUPEE'.

(Other definitions for toupee that I've seen before include "False hairpiece" , "21 Antrim promontory" , "Wig or hairpiece in America" , "Hair piece" , "Small wig" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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