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Radical hairstyle for swimmer? (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red mullet

'swimmer?' is the definition.
(red mullet is a kind of fish)

'radical hairstyle' is the wordplay.
'radical' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean communist).
'hairstyle' becomes 'mullet' (I've seen this before).
'red'+'mullet'='RED MULLET'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for red mullet that I've seen before include "There's something fishy" , "Brightly coloured food fish" , "Fish -- dull meter (anag)" , "one's gathered in net" , "Tasty swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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