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Special hats making mister daft (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mitres

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'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.

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(Other definitions for mitres that I've seen before include "Bishops' headdresses" , "Heads of church put on these" , "Ornate hats for bishops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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