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Manage cracking egg on its head with type of rock (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grunge

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'rock' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'manage cracking egg on' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'cracking' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'egg' anagrammed gives 'gge'.
'run' put within 'gge' is 'GRUNGE'.

'its head with type of' is the link.
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(Other definitions for grunge that I've seen before include "in lazy fashion" , "Grime; rock music style" , "Dirt; rock style" , "Rubbish" , "Thrift-shop fashion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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