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A shoe, in a manner of speaking (6)

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brogue

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'a shoe' is the definition.
(brogue is a type of shoe)

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(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" .)

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