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Beer spilt on the first hat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beret

'hat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'beer spilt on the first' is the wordplay.
'spilt' indicates an anagram.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the first' becomes 't' (1st letter of 'the').
'beer' anagrammed gives 'bere'.
'bere'+'t'='BERET'

(Other definitions for beret that I've seen before include "Felt hat" , "French-style cap" , "Soft peak-less kind of cap" , "Flattish felt cap" , "Cap with no brim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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