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Vacant blonde on the way will be attractive (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

becoming

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

'vacant blonde on the way' is the wordplay.
'vacant' suggests removing the centre.
'on the way' becomes 'coming' ('coming' can be a synonym of 'on the way').
'blonde' with its middle removed is 'be'.
'be'+'coming'='BECOMING'

'will be' is the link.

(Other definitions for becoming that I've seen before include "Undergoing a change" , "attractive" , "Getting" , "Appropriate" , "Turning into; suiting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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