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Oddly tribal, real headdress (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiara

'headdress' is the definition.
(tiara is a kind of headdress)

'oddly tribal real' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
'tribal'+'real'='tribalreal'
The alternating letters of 'tribalreal' are 'TIARA'.

(Other definitions for tiara that I've seen before include "Jewelled headwear" , "Half a crown!" , "Jewelled head wear" , "Jewelled headband" , "Ornamental head gear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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