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Less generous, being more lowly bred. (6). - - - N - R
I’m not even confident about the N.
This is designed to hold one’s capital cover. (3,4).
HAT - A - -

Meaner
Hat rack ?

Hat Case

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/hat-case

This is absolutely weird, but "Tonta" seems to have posed these exact same clues on this Forum, back on 26th December 2013.....! Answered at the time by Ginge and Livs ...

http://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/396189/local-cryptic/

That is really odd.

Well, first of all, many thanks to Rusty and Mamya.
And Elle, How on earth did you ever find that? I am shocked - and very amused. I’m also a little mortified - I thought one was supposed to learn from ones mistakes! A sobering thought that I am as “clueless” today as I was 4 years ago. Thanks a lot.

If you google the clue, tonta's original post is the top hit

Hi, Tonta!
I was just trying to track down some reference to 'Hat -whatever' and just happened upon it!
I couldn't believe my eyes!
Perhaps I should have kept quiet, but I thought it was such a perfect example of "deja-vu" (cannot do the accents)
Don't be "mortified" as we've all done something similar at some point!
I'll tell you what though......You'll not forget those two clues if they appear for a third time!

Publications often buy in grids/clues - some do the rounds on a regular basis.