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Parts of helmets made from thin scraps? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chinstraps

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'parts of helmets' is the definition.
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'from thin scraps?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'thin'+'scraps'='thinscraps'
'thinscraps' anagrammed gives 'CHINSTRAPS'.

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(Another definition for chinstraps that I've seen is " that keep helmets on".)

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