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Mortarboard attachment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tassel

'mortarboard attachment' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tassel that I've seen before include "Grapefruit and tangerine hybrid" , "Decorative bunch of cords" , "Decorative hanging tuft" , "Hanging tuft of threads" , "male hawk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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