The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TURBAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TURBAN
- Origin of the town hat
- Headwear initially tested in the city
- Old Muslim not wanting Sikh symbol gets to prohibit … this?
- Cover for head schoolteacher at centre of town
- A wind-up over locks in closure of ancient city
- Taking part in disturbance, it provides cover for head
- Tenor’s town topper?
- Headgear of smart urbanite
- Hair dressing tip from Talk of the Town
- Capital wear in West End of the city
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The straight part
We know that "it provides cover for head" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it provides cover for head = turban.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TURBAN mean?
TURBAN noun- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.