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Hat on European's head (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cape

'head' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'hat on european's' is the wordplay.
'hat' becomes 'cap' (I've seen this before**).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'cap'+'e'='CAPE'

(Other definitions for cape that I've seen before include "Florida space flight centre" , "Sleeveless garment like a cloak" , "Wrath, say" , "Garment - promontory" , "Cloak; head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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