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Military cap has weirdly kitsch ornamentation on the front (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shako

'military cap' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'has weirdly kitsch ornamentation on the front' is the wordplay.
'weirdly' indicates an anagram.
'on the front' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'kitsch ornamentation' is 'ko'.
'has' with letters rearranged gives 'sha'.
'sha'+'ko'='SHAKO'

(Other definitions for shako that I've seen before include "Old mil. headdress" , "Plumed military cap" , "Capital cover" , "Ceremonial hat" , "soldier's headgear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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