Capote novel sold in some Boots

I believe the answer is:

toecap

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(Other definitions for toecap that I've seen before include "piece of footwear" , "Reinforced covering at top of shoe" , "part of footwear" , "Reinforced part of shoe or boot" , "part of Oxford, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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