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Boot sole reinforcer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hobnail

(Other definitions for hobnail that I've seen before include "Stud for boots" , "Stud on boot" , "One keeping shoes on" , "Walk over roughly" , "Protection for the sole of a heavy boot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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