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Grandpa spent $1000 bringing back hair. Maybe he's lonely?
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THE MISSING PIECE
Grandpa spent $1000 bringing back hair. Maybe he's lonely?
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THE ANSWER
PARIAH
The definition
Our definition here is 'Maybe he's lonely?', and our answer will be someone on the outside - someone who might be lonely.
The wordplay
Reversal
This clue's fodder is 'Grandpa', '$1000', and 'hair'. We'll need to find a substitute for one of these and use it with the letters of the others to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
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