A piece of headgear looks noble (4)

I believe the answer is:

earl

'noble' is the definition.
(earl is a kind of noble)

'a piece of headgear looks' is the wordplay.
'a piece of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'EARL' is hidden in the letters of 'headgear looks'.

(Other definitions for earl that I've seen before include "Noble title" , "A real peer" , "Peer (Br.)" , "Real kind of English lord" , "House member" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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