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Headdress seen in trip abroad oddly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiara

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

'trip abroad oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'trip'+'abroad'='tripabroad'
The alternate letters of 'tripabroad' are 'TIARA'.

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tiara that I've seen before include "Decorative headband" , "High diadem" , "Jewelled head ornament" , "special headgear" , "Half a crown!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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