Cryptic crossword clue
Woolly tuft of hair in which flerovium is found? That’s not right 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FLOCCUS

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The straight part
We know that "Woolly tuft of hair" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case woolly tuft of hair = floccus.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FLOCCUS mean?

FLOCCUS noun
  1. A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
  2. A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds.

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