CLUES

Headgear reflects straightforward tab fitting a great deal (8)

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One part of the wordplay has a reversal indicator; the other part does not.

No, bills is not the answer.

Headgear reflects straightforward tab fitting a great deal (8)

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Pharisee is not it.

Spacious is it.

Headgear reflects straightforward tab fitting a great deal (8)

WORDPLAY

headgear [charade:caps] reflects [reversal indicator] -> spac

Straightforward [reversal indicator ends; it’s back to forward - not strictly necessary but helpful] tab [charade:IOUs]

  => spacIOUs

WHOLE DEFINITION

fitting a great deal = spacious

twyngwyn, you’re as up as a happy optimist.

Well, I am a turophile…