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The Iron Lady's hat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fedora

'hat' is the definition.
(fedora is a kind of hat)

'the iron lady's' is the wordplay.
'the iron' becomes 'fe' (Fe is the chemical symbol for iron).
'lady' becomes 'dora' (**).
'fe'+'dora'='FEDORA'

(Other definitions for fedora that I've seen before include "Felt hat dented lengthways" , "Cover for head" , "top fashion" , "Style of hat" , "Headgear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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