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Representative for male make-up? (5)

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proxy

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'representative' is the definition.
(I know that proxy is a type of agent)

'for male make-up?' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (as in being 'pro' something).
'male make-up?' becomes 'xy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pro'+'xy'='PROXY'

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(Other definitions for proxy that I've seen before include "Authorised substitute" , "Person authorised to act on behalf of another" , "Authorised representative" , "Agent (for eg voting)" , "Authorised deputy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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