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She didn't want her boyfriend to have long hair! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delilah

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'she' is the definition.

'didn't want her boyfriend to have long hair' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'her' could be 'delila' and 'delila' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for delilah that I've seen before include "Dangerous temptress - Samson's girlfriend" , "She betrayed Samon to the Philistines" , "Seductive woman" , "Samson's false girl-friend" , "She cut Samson's hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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