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Walked with head out of sight and bent (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arched

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'bent' is the definition.
(arching is a kind of bending)

'walked with head out of sight' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'head' could be 'arch' ('arch' can be a synonym of 'head') and 'arch' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for arched that I've seen before include "Like the back of a hostile cat" , "Bent" , "Forming a curved span" , "Curved (over an opening)" , "Curved up in the centre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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