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Bear to destroy head wear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boater

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'head wear' is the definition.
'boater' can be an answer for 'wear' (boater is a kind of wear). I'm not sure about the 'head' bit.

'bear to destroy' is the wordplay.
'destroy' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'destroyed' mean this).
'bear'+'to'='bearto'
'bearto' is an anagram of 'BOATER'.

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(Other definitions for boater that I've seen before include "Hat; eg, rower" , "Hat style" , "Sailor's straw hat" , "Stiff hat made of straw" , "Flat-topped straw hat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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