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Leaves from livery stable with O'Ferrall's novel headgear (6)

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I believe the answer is:

trilby

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'headgear' is the definition.
(trilby is a kind of headgear)

'leaves from livery stable with o'ferrall's novel' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'by' and 'by' is found within the answer.
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(Other definitions for trilby that I've seen before include "du Maurier's heroine" , "Sinatra's hat?" , "Book by George du Maurier - hat" , "one mesmerised" , "Soft hat with indented crown" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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