Gentleman getting European gold hat in Paris (7)

I believe the answer is:

chapeau

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'hat in paris' is the definition.
'chapeau' can be an answer for 'hat' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'in paris' bit.

'gentleman getting european gold' is the wordplay.
'gentleman' becomes 'chap'.
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'chap'+'e'+'au'='CHAPEAU'

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(Other definitions for chapeau that I've seen before include "Cap (French or heraldic?)" , "Fashionable hat" , "something to put on noodles" , "(French) hat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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