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Typical head on flag (3-8)

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I believe the answer is:

bog-standard

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'typical head on flag' is the definition.
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'typical head on flag' is the wordplay.
'typical head' becomes 'bog' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'flag' becomes 'standard' (standard is a kind of flag).
'bog'+'standard'='BOG-STANDARD'

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(Other definitions for bog-standard that I've seen before include "Everyday" , "Utterly ordinary" , "Run-of-the-mill" , "Basic -- ordinary (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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