Garden decorations with conical hats (6)

I believe the answer is:

gnomes

(Other definitions for gnomes that I've seen before include "Garden dwarfs from Zurich?" , "Zurich goblins" , "Ornamental garden figures" , "Influential dwarfs from Zurich?" , "Snog me (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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