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Wide-brimmed hat for solemn occasion, initially (8)

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I believe the answer is:

sombrero

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'wide-brimmed hat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'solemn occasion initially' is the wordplay.
'solemn' becomes 'sombre' (synonyms).
'occasion initially' becomes 'ro' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sombre'+'ro'='SOMBRERO'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sombrero that I've seen before include "Mexican's hat" , "Rob Morse of his strange hat" , "Wide-brimmed hat of Mexico" , "It may be felt" , "a Mexican's overheads" .)

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