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Old hat said to irritate hard patch of skin (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tricorn

'old hat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'said to irritate hard patch of skin' is the wordplay.
'said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'to irritate' becomes 'try' (I've seen this before).
'hard patch of skin' becomes 'corn' (hard skin on a foot).
'try' is a homophone of 'tri'.
'tri'+'corn'='TRICORN'

(Other definitions for tricorn that I've seen before include "head wear" , "headgear" , "old hat" , "Cocked hat with brim turned up on three sides" , "Hat with upturned brim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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