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The mien of an absolutely topping redhead (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

air

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'the mien' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an absolutely topping redhead' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral for one).
'absolutely' becomes 'a' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'topping' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'redhead' becomes 'r' (the head letter of red).
'i' put after 'a' is 'ai'.
'ai'+'r'='AIR'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for air that I've seen before include "distinctive quality" , "Broadcast; atmosphere" , "voice giving > impression" , "Cool" , "A number" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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