Footwear a drunkard got out for a sailor (5)
I believe the answer is:
sabot
'footwear' is the definition.
(sabot is a kind of footwear)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sabot that I've seen before include "what's afoot?" , "Carved shoe -- boats (anag)" , "French clog" , "Wooden-soled 13 down" , "footwear from Paris" .)