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Broken stilt, toe and heel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

'heel' is the definition.
(stiletto heel is a kind of heel)

'broken stilt toe' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'stilt'+'toe'='stilttoe'
'stilttoe' anagrammed gives 'STILETTO'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "part of boot?" , "Small dagger and high narrow heel" , "Thin high heel" , "Pointed arm" , "Bedspread" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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