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Panic as hairstyle has length cut off (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hysteria

'panic' is the definition.
(hysteria is uncontrollable panic)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hysteria that I've seen before include "Extreme emotional state of instability" , "craze" , "Wild emotionalism" , "Panic" , "Psychoneurotic condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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