daily mail 14275

[muddlebrain]

17a. to make pigtails,twist these with one good cutting ?l?i?s
I can only come up with plaits,but i cant see how it comes from the clue,any help much appreciated

[bibblebub]

if you twist [i.e. make an anagram of] [i]plaits + i g[i] you get 'pigtails'

[Euphemia]

pigtails less i g (one good)

[Wharton]

pigtails minus the 'i' and 'g'

[emmie]

pigtails, take out ig (one good) plaits,

[Calibax]

Anagram of pigtails minus i g

[muddlebrain]

many thanks all