Special hats making mister daft (6)
I believe the answer is:
mitres
'special hats' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'mister daft' is the wordplay.
'daft' indicates an anagram.
'mister' anagrammed gives 'MITRES'.
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mitres that I've seen before include "Bishops' headdresses" , "Heads of church put on these" , "Ornate hats for bishops" .)