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Carbon copies for heads (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

capes

'heads' is the definition.
(cape can mean a geographical head or promontory)

'carbon copies' is the wordplay.
'carbon' becomes 'C' (C is the chemical symbol for carbon).
'copies' becomes 'apes' ('ape' can be a synonym of 'copy').
'c'+'apes'='CAPES'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for capes that I've seen before include "may be worn" , "Space for cloaks" , "Sleeveless cloaks - promontories" , "Short cloaks" , "Cloaks or headlands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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