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Goodness! Note damaged headdress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coronet

'headdress' is the definition.
(coronet is a kind of headdress)

'goodness note damaged' is the wordplay.
'goodness' becomes 'cor' (both are exclamations of surprise).
'damaged' indicates an anagram.
'note' is an anagram of 'onet'.
'cor'+'onet'='CORONET'

(Other definitions for coronet that I've seen before include "brass embellishment" , "Diadem" , "Peer's headgear" , "sign of rank" , "jewelled headdress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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