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[GK Fanatic]

44a the priests hat was always a Biretta when I was at school in the convent !!! I can't find an acceptable alternative spelling using ???R?T?A...............

[sarumite]

I have used berretta which is a variant

[stumbler]

Collins dictionary has Berretta as an alternative spelling

[genius55]

so is birretta

[sincnoel]

berretta is correct. our compiler is up to his old tricks, failing to mention in the clue that this is a variant (and hardly-ever used) spelling

[GK Fanatic]

Agree with the last comment............thanks everyone.

[london_lassy]

It must be berretta as 45 is extra

[sincnoel]

didn't james bond use a biretta?

[Gumboot50]

Ah yes, throwing his specially sharpened square hat at them! Or was that Oddjob?

[karibuni]

Berretta is the Italian spelling!

[sincnoel]

i thought we were doing an english crossword