The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PIGTAIL
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More clues leading to the result PIGTAIL
- Variety of plait seen around one girl’s head?
- Mass of hair from wolf and dog
- Greedy person to follow long hairstyle
- The twist in Animal Farm, perhaps, as told
- Plait rearranged around one girl's head?
- Feature of ancient Mandarin is something difficult to follow
- What may be plaited, as plait twisted round one girl’s head?
- Style of hair, one good in knotted plait
- Hairstyle involving plait twisted around bottom parts of wig
- Family film about one story said to be trad Chinese feature
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The straight part
We know that "Variety of plait seen around one girl’s head?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case variety of plait seen around one girl’s head? = pigtail.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PIGTAIL mean?
PIGTAIL noun- A braided plait of hair.
- Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
- A twisted piece of tobacco.
- A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.
- The flamingo flower.
- The tail of a pig.
- Twisted stent terminal; Stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.