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General hat material? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brass

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This might be a double definition.

'general' is the first definition.
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'hat material?' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for brass that I've seen before include "Copper-zinc alloy" , "some players!" , "Metal - cheek" , "Instruments, alloy" , "Zinc-copper alloy - cheek" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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