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Losing head in fear before release though it's faultless (5-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

error-free

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'it's faultless' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'losing head in fear before release' is the wordplay.
'losing head in fear' becomes 'error' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'release' becomes 'free' (synonyms).
'error'+'free'='ERROR-FREE'

'though' is the link.

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(Other definitions for error-free that I've seen before include "Faultless" , "Without mistakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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