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Who’ll do fixing of hair netting for queen (9)

Ross

I think it could be either:

performer

downcomer
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'who'll do fixing' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'hair netting for queen' is the wordplay.
'hair' becomes 'perm' (perm is a kind of hair).
'netting' is an insertion indicator (net can mean to contain or capture).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'perm' going around 'for' is 'perform'.
'perform'+'er'='PERFORMER'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for performer that I've seen before include "Thespian" , "clown possibly" , "Eg 9 [ACTRESS]" , "Such as a musician or actor" , "Artiste" .)

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