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Chap getting old penny in each helmet (9)

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I believe the answer is:

headpiece

'helmet' is the definition.
(I know that headpiece is a type of helmet)

'chap getting old penny in each' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'he'.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'old penny' becomes 'd' (pre-decimal abbreviation for penny).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'each' becomes 'apiece' (synonyms).
'd' put within 'apiece' is 'adpiece'.
'he'+'adpiece'='HEADPIECE'

(Other definitions for headpiece that I've seen before include "hat" , "Something worn on top" , "decoration on top" , "Former intellect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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