Lock of a woman's hair (5)

I believe the answer is:

tress

(Other definitions for tress that I've seen before include "Long piece of hair" , "Braid of hair" , "Switch" , "Bit of hair" , "Obsolete support" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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