High Barnet as American might call it (6)

I believe the answer is:

mohawk

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(Other definitions for mohawk that I've seen before include "American native; skating step" , "Iroquoian American; skating manoeuvre" , "(N Amer.) Indian" , "Skating manoeuvre - member of Amerindian tribe" , "Brave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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