Yanked hair back rudely: this should stop (9,5)
I believe the answer is:
hydraulic brake
'this should stop' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'yanked hair back rudely' is the wordplay.
'yanked' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'Yank' mean this ('yank' can mean to pull around and move)).
'hair'+'back'+'rudely'='hairbackrudely'
'hairbackrudely' anagrammed gives 'HYDRAULIC BRAKE'.
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I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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