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Answer for the clue "Deerstalker perhaps worn by tiddly Irish rector - is he sorry to have put it on? ", 9 letters:
hairshirt

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hairshirt (released to home video as Too Smooth ) is a 1998 romantic comedy film starring Dean Paras, Neve Campbell , Katie Wright , Rebecca Gayheart and Stefan Brogren .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Advocating or adopting a relatively ascetic lifestyle, especially for environmentalist reasons. n. 1 A shirt made of haircloth; a cilice; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent 2 (cx: figurative) A state of penitence and humility.

Usage examples of hairshirt.

Spindle, sweat dripping from his gleaming hairshirt, groaned and dropped his head, thumping against the thick wood.