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Harry pleased it removes hair (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depilates

'removes hair' is the definition.
(to depilate is to remove hair)

'harry pleased it' is the wordplay.
'harry' indicates an anagram (harry can mean to attack or spoil).
'pleased'+'it'='pleasedit'
'pleasedit' is an anagram of 'DEPILATES'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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