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Mafioso who's alone, hiding headgear (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

al capone

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'mafioso' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'alone hiding headgear' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates putting letters inside.
'headgear' becomes 'cap' (cap is a kind of headgear).
'alone' placed around 'cap' is 'AL CAPONE'.

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(Other definitions for al capone that I've seen before include "criminal" , "Chicago gangster known as Scarface" , "Hood" , "Notorious Chicago gangster called Scarface" , "Notorious gangster, d. 1947" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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