Cryptic crossword clue
Hair colour like Henry James, perhaps, cut by Latin? 3,5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word ASH BLOND

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The straight part
We know that "Hair colour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hair colour = ash blond.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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