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Wave hairpiece? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

roller

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'wave hairpiece?' is the definition.
'roller' can be an answer for 'wave' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'hairpiece?' bit.

'wave hairpiece?' is the wordplay.
'wave' becomes 'roll' (roll is a kind of wave).
'hairpiece?' becomes 'er' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'roll'+'er'='ROLLER'

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(Other definitions for roller that I've seen before include "Long heavy sea wave" , "Big wave or hair setter" , "A large wave or a hair shaper" , "Cylinder for flattening etc" , "Large wave or hair curler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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