How can I get the corresponding table header (th) from a table cell (td)?

by 
var $th = $td.closest('tbody').prev('thead').find('> tr > th:eq(' + $td.index() + ')');

Or a little bit simplified

var $th = $td.closest('table').find('th').eq($td.index());

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