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Headgear seen on European promontory (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cape

'promontory' is the definition.
(both can mean a headland)

'headgear seen on european' is the wordplay.
'headgear' becomes 'cap' (cap is a kind of headgear).
'seen on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'cap'+'e'='CAPE'

(Other definitions for cape that I've seen before include "Cod, for example" , "Short sleeveless garment" , "Shoulders? They're covered in it" , "Short cloak" , "Outer garment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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