The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TOPKNOT
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More clues leading to the result TOPKNOT
- Great-granny’s hair arrangement
- Hairpiece to secure across priest’s head
- Bird underneath cup lifted in style overhead
- Ball on head to turn cup tie
- Best way to secure a crest of hair
- Cut off twist of hair
- Maximum speed ahead?
- Bit of a shock for the best granny, say
- Hair extension‘s hit pocket hard in return
- Bird lands on summit — it’s hairy
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What does TOPKNOT mean?
TOPKNOT noun- A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.
- A decorative headdress.
- A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
- Any fish in one of several genera: