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Nice if hat fits head (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chieftain

'head' is the definition.
(chieftain is a kind of head)

'nice if hat fits' is the wordplay.
'fits' indicates an anagram.
'nice'+'if'+'hat'='niceifhat'
'niceifhat' with letters rearranged gives 'CHIEFTAIN'.

(Other definitions for chieftain that I've seen before include "Tribe's leader" , "Clan leader" , "Tribal leader" , "Head of a clan" , "Tribal chief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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