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Employment perk, something a hairdresser might suggest? (6,7)

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I believe the answer is:

fringe benefit

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'employment perk' is the definition.
(additional benefit for an employee)

'something a hairdresser might suggest?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'something' could be 'it' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'it' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for fringe benefit that I've seen before include "Incidental advantage" , "Perk" , "Perquisite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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