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Recent order he dispatched for type of hat? (5-8)

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I believe the answer is:

three-cornered

'type of hat?' is the definition.
(as in a tricorn hat)

'recent order he dispatched' is the wordplay.
'dispatched' indicates an anagram (letters dispatched to new positions).
'recent'+'order'+'he'='recentorderhe'
'recentorderhe' with letters rearranged gives 'THREE-CORNERED'.

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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