A Hairy Puzzle

[jimbo18]

line down the back of the head

[sandyRoe]

Mohican?

[Ken4155]

Number of letters?

[jimbo18]

5 letters

[Mamyalynne]

Queue

[elliemay1]

queue

[dannyk13]

Plait?

[elliemay1]

queue is better as it is also a line

[Ken4155]

Queue is a line but how does it correspond to the head?
Danny's 'plait' could be the answer as it has 'l' (for line) inside pait - sounds like pate.

[Mamyalynne]

A queue is a pigtail.

[Mamyalynne]

Queue

1 BRITISH
a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
Similar:
line
row
column
file
chain
string
stream
procession
train
succession
progression
cavalcade
sequence
series
waiting list
reserve list
breadline
wait list
backup
waiting line
crocodile
traffic jam
jam
tailback
gridlock
traffic snarl
snarl-up
2.
COMPUTING
a list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
3.
ARCHAIC
a plait of hair worn at the back.

[elliemay1]

a queue is a plait which goes down the back of the head

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queue_(hairstyle)

[dannyk13]

Queue is better.

[Ken4155]

Every day's a school day :-J

[elliemay1]

I remembered "queue " as a hairstyle from one of the Rainbow quizzes

[Mamyalynne]

If you're a quizzer Ken, then every hour is a learning day.

Yes Ellie, a favourite of Neville's.