The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 plus 3 plus 4 letter word GENIE OF THE LAMP
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More clues leading to the result GENIE OF THE LAMP
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The straight part
We know that "hat-trick from him" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hat-trick from him = genie of the lamp.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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