wig
noun
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
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Last week, in a committee debate on Parliament's new Criminal Justice bill, Laborite Emrys Hughes launched a movement to unwig and unfrock Britain's men of law.
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