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Rare kiss for hillbilly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redneck

'hillbilly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'rare kiss' is the wordplay.
'rare' becomes 'red' (as in a red steak).
'kiss' becomes 'neck' (neck can informally mean to kiss).
'red'+'neck'='REDNECK'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for redneck that I've seen before include "S. US working-class white conservative (derog.)" , "Intolerant American" , "Poor white called this" , "Poor white American" , "Ignorant bigot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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