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Dishevelled having suffered blow? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

windswept

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'dishevelled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'suffered blow?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'blow?' could be 'wind' (blow is a kind of wind) and 'wind' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'swept' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'having' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for windswept that I've seen before include "beaten by the weather" , "Bedraggled" , "Affected by moving air" , "Exposed to gales" , "affected by gale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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