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Charlie's into footwear that's a disgrace (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scandal

'that's a disgrace' is the definition.
(scandal can mean disgraceful behaviour or news)

'charlie's into footwear' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'footwear' becomes 'sandal' (sandal is a kind of footwear).
'c' going into 'sandal' is 'SCANDAL'.

(Other definitions for scandal that I've seen before include "Outrageous event" , "Disgraceful event" , "Malicious talk; outrage" , "something injurious to one's reputation" , "Shocking disgrace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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