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Let's deal with flyaway hair (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

permit

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'let's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'deal with flyaway hair' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hair' could be 'perm' (perm is a kind of hair) and 'perm' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'it' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for permit that I've seen before include "Allow; make possible" , "Let; enabling document" , "Licence -- license" , "Let - pass" , "Official document giving authorisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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