A shoe, in a manner of speaking (6)
I believe the answer is:
brogue
'a shoe' is the definition.
(brogue is a type of shoe)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brogue that I've seen before include "Patterned shoe, accent" , "Stout leather shoe" , "Stout shoe - Irish accent" , "Irish or Scottish accent?" , "What might identify an Irishman" .)