Cryptic crossword clue
Shortly dismissing head of team with waves 5

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

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What does CURLY mean?

CURLY noun
  1. A person or animal with curly hair.
CURLY adjective
  1. Having curls.
  2. Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
  3. Complicated and difficult; knotty.

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