Tense when small lock of hair at last minute starts detaching (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRESSED Tense when small lock of hair at last minute starts detaching (8) (8)
6% TRESS Lock of hair (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 22, 2026
5% ASAP This minute! (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2026
5% PAST __ tense (4) Commuter Oct 22, 2026
5% CURL Spiral lock of hair (4)
5% ICE Last-minute party purchase (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2026
5% WISP Small lock of hair (4) Universal Feb 11, 2017
4% ASSOCIATE Companion, when very tense on vacation, probed by US agents (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 26, 2026
4% TRESSES Some locks (7) USA Today Oct 25, 2026
4% TIGHT Tense battle that leaves female tense (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 23, 2026
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