Principal boy receives new cape (8)

I believe the answer is:

headland

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

'principal boy' is the wordplay.
'principal' becomes 'head' (synonyms).
'boy' becomes 'land' ().
'head'+'land'='HEADLAND'

'receives new' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for headland that I've seen before include "Promontory, area jutting out into the sea" , "Ness" , "Promontory, territory jutting out into the sea" , "Narrow promontory" , "Bill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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