Bowler in the English attack? (3)

I believe the answer is:

hat

'bowler' is the definition.
(bowler is a type of hat)

'in the english attack?' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HAT' is hidden in the letters of 'the english attack'.

(Other definitions for hat that I've seen before include "e.g. Pork pie" , "Cloche or fez?" , "Headdress" , "opera?" , "Head-covering" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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