Reform and bless absence at highest level (8)

I believe the answer is:

baldness

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'absence at highest level' is the definition.
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'reform and bless' is the wordplay.
'reform' indicates an anagram (letters in a new form).
'and'+'bless'='andbless'
'andbless' with letters rearranged gives 'BALDNESS'.

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(Other definitions for baldness that I've seen before include "Alopecia" , "Lack of hair" , "honesty" , "Hairlessness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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