Answer:

tuft

Answer	Crossword Clue
TUFT	The end of a lion's tail
TUFT	Goatee, sort of
TUFT	Hair clump

TUFT	Pompom
TUFT	Feather clump
TUFT	Clump of hair
TUFT	Clump
TUFT	Patch of grass
TUFT	Clump of grass
TUFT	Small clump
TUFT	Cowlick, e.g.

TUFT	Soft cluster
TUFT	Small cluster, as of threads
TUFT	End of a lion's tail
TUFT	Feather cluster
TUFT	Divot
TUFT	Hair cluster
TUFT	Cockatoo's crest
TUFT	Unruly bit of hair

TUFT	Feathery cluster
TUFT	Hank of hair
TUFT	Prominent bit of hair
TUFT	Titmouse topping
TUFT	Titmouse topper
TUFT	Cluster, as of feathers
TUFT	Small grass patch
TUFT	Titmouse topper, perhaps

TUFT	Grassy cluster
TUFT	Cockatoo crest
TUFT	Bunch of hair
TUFT	Clump of feathers
TUFT	Tam-o'-shanter feature
TUFT	Cluster
TUFT	Pompom, e.g.
TUFT	Bird's crest.

TUFT	Cluster.
TUFT	Topknot.
TUFT	Tassel.
TUFT	Clump of grass.
TUFT	Clump.

Crossword

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