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Unlimited thread for wrapping round my hat (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tricorn

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'hat' is the definition.
(tricorn is a kind of hat)

'unlimited thread for wrapping round my' is the wordplay.
'unlimited thread for' becomes 'trin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'wrapping round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'my' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'trin' enclosing 'cor' is 'TRICORN'.

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(Other definitions for tricorn that I've seen before include "old hat" , "head wear" , "Cocked hat with brim turned up on three sides" , "Hat with upturned brim" , "headgear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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