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Boy gets scoundrel's shoes (7)

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I believe the answer is:

brogues

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'shoes' is the definition.
(brogue is a kind of shoe)

'boy gets scoundrel's' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'b' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'scoundrel's' becomes 'rogues' (rogue is a kind of scoundrel).
'b'+'rogues'='BROGUES'

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(Other definitions for brogues that I've seen before include "Lace-up shoes" , "Oxford and Derby, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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