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First thing lost in the "For Want of a Nail" proverb (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoe

(Other definitions for shoe that I've seen before include "Oxford, perhaps" , "Work as a farrier" , "Slip-on or lace-up?" , "Covering for foot" , "Rim of metal nailed to a horse's hoof" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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