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Cure reported for part of foot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heel

'part of foot' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cure reported' is the wordplay.
'cure' becomes 'heal' ('heal' can be a synonym of 'cure').
'reported' shows a homophone (sound like).
'heal' sounds like 'HEEL'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for heel that I've seen before include "secure ball" , "Achilles's weak spot" , "Rogue" , "Be inclined" , "command given to setter, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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