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Winter sportsmen can go to one's head (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curlers

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'winter sportsmen' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Another definition for curlers that I've seen is " Hair rollers".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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