The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MOHAWK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MOHAWK
- After a short time, tout punk rock hairstyle
- High Barnet as American might call it
- Do punks have second offer?
- Native American doctor, one who favours war
- Whoa … strangely into Mark’s ridiculous hairstyle
- Second bird, one from America originally
- Hairstyle of doctor, one inclined to be aggressive
- North American Indian medicine man gets the bird
- Native American with little time to peddle
- Hairstyle of some Indians
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What does MOHAWK mean?
MOHAWK noun- An individual member of the Mohawk people.
- (also mohawk) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
- A member of a gang (the Mohocks) that terrorized London in the early 18th century.