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British scoundrel’s shoes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brogues

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

'british scoundrel's' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'scoundrel's' becomes 'rogue's' (rogue is a kind of scoundrel).
'b'+'rogues'='BROGUES'

(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 Times.
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