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Cork, when top’s blown, will do for stylish hat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

topper

'stylish hat' is the definition.
(top hat)

'cork when top's blown' is the wordplay.
'cork' becomes 'stopper' (a cork stops a bottle).
'when top's blown' means to remove the first letter.
'stopper' with its first letter taken off is 'TOPPER'.

'will do for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for topper that I've seen before include "Executioner" , "good sort" , "Hat for formal occasions" , "lid" , "Formal headgear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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