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Rests awkwardly on a girl's head (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tress

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'a girl's head' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both body parts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'rests awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rests' is an anagram of 'TRESS'.

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tress that I've seen before include "Obsolete support" , "Braid of hair" , "Rests (anag.)" , "Long piece of hair" , "Long lock or plait of hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Globe and Mail.
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