Headgear from The King and I placed on record (4)
I believe the answer is:
kepi
'headgear' is the definition.
(kepi is a kind of headgear)
'the king and i placed on record' is the wordplay.
'the king' becomes 'k'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'placed on' says to put letters next to each other.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'i' put after 'ep' is 'epi'.
'k' put next to 'epi' is 'KEPI'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for kepi that I've seen before include "Service cap" , "Flat-topped military cap" , "French army cap" , "Military cap with circular top" , "French military headgear" .)