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Lock (5)

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tress

'lock' is the definition.
(both can mean a piece of hair)

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(Other definitions for tress that I've seen before include "Braid of hair" , "Long lock or plait of hair" , "Rests (anag.)" , "is a bit of a shock" , "Switch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.
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