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Sailor hat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boater

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'sailor' is the first definition.
(I know that sailor can be written as boater)

'hat' is the second definition.
(I know that boater is a type of hat)

(Other definitions for boater that I've seen before include "Hard flat straw hat, or person on water" , "Stiff hat made of straw" , "sailor, perhaps" , "Flat-topped straw hat" , "one going in the junk?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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