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Unkempt having suffered blow? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

windswept

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'unkempt' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'suffered blow?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'blow?' could be 'wind' (blow is a kind of wind) and 'wind' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'swept' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for windswept that I've seen before include "having dishevelled look" , "Affected by moving air" , "Bedraggled" , "Exposed to gales" , "affected by gale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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