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Left like some combed hair? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parted

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'left' is the definition.
(parting is a kind of leaving)

'some combed hair?' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'part' (only part of something).
'combed hair?' becomes 'ed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'part'+'ed'='PARTED'

'like' is the link.

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(Other definitions for parted that I've seen before include "Divided or separated" , "Divided and said goodbye" , "left" , "Divided or went separate ways" , "Divided, broken" .)

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