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Old headgear originally practically any graphic could represent (8,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phrygian cap

'old headgear' is the definition.
(historical type of headgear)

'originally practically any graphic could represent' is the wordplay.
'originally' says to take the initial letters.
'could represent' indicates an anagram.
The first letter of 'practically' is 'p'.
'any'+'graphic'='anygraphic'
'anygraphic' is an anagram of 'hrygiancap'.
'p'+'hrygiancap'='PHRYGIAN CAP'

(Another definition for phrygian cap that I've seen is " Classical headgear; chap praying (anag.)".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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