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Botched raid when entering house in style (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hairdo

'style' is the definition.
(I know that style can be written as hairdo)

'botched raid when entering house' is the wordplay.
'botched' indicates an anagram.
'when entering' is an insertion indicator.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'raid' is an anagram of 'aird'.
'aird' inserted inside 'ho' is 'HAIRDO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hairdo that I've seen before include "Barnet" , "Arrangement of locks" , "Bob, perhaps" , "Bob, perm or bouffant" , "Coiffure (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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