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Male hair product for a thinking man? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hegel

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'a thinking man?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'male hair product' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'hair product' becomes 'gel' (hair gel).
'he'+'gel'='HEGEL'

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hegel that I've seen before include "Georg Wilhelm ---, Ger. philosopher" , "German philosopher, d. 1831" , "German 'dialectic' philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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