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Hat Maria fashioned for traitorous dancer (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

mata hari

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'traitorous dancer' is the definition.
'mata hari' can be an answer for 'dancer' (I have seen 'exotic dancer' mean 'mata hari' so perhaps 'dancer' could also mean 'mata hari'). I am unsure of the 'traitorous' bit.

'hat maria fashioned' is the wordplay.
'fashioned' indicates an anagram.
'hat'+'maria'='hatmaria'
'hatmaria' is an anagram of 'MATA HARI'.

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(Other definitions for mata hari that I've seen before include "Seductive female spy" , "Dutch dancer and spy" , "Infamous dancer executed as a German spy" , "Famous female spy" , "Dutch dancer and secret agent, executed in 1917" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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