Cryptic crossword clue
Matted condition of hair that’s somewhat inexplicable 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLICA

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What does PLICA mean?

PLICA noun
  1. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
  2. Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
  3. A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
  4. The bend of the wing of a bird.
  5. A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.

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