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UK peer adjusted wig (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peruke

'wig' is the definition.
(peruke is a kind of wig)

'uk peer adjusted' is the wordplay.
'adjusted' is an anagram indicator.
'uk'+'peer'='ukpeer'
'ukpeer' is an anagram of 'PERUKE'.

(Other definitions for peruke that I've seen before include "Old fashionable wig" , "18th-century wig" , "Ancient wig" , "Periwig" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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