Boast about hand-made footwear (5)

I believe the answer is:

sabot

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'footwear' is the definition.
(I know that sabot is a type of shoe)

'boast about hand-made' is the wordplay.
'boast' can be anagrammed to 'SABOT'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sabot that I've seen before include "Carved shoe -- boats (anag)" , "French wooden shoe" , "French clog" , "Boast about wooden shoe" , "footwear from Paris" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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