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Get Trotter to drop down the analysis of customer traffic (8)

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I believe the answer is:

footfall

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'down the analysis of customer traffic' is the definition.
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'get trotter to drop' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trotter' becomes 'foot' (a trotter is a pig's foot).
'to drop' becomes 'fall' (synonyms).
'foot'+'fall' is 'FOOTFALL'.

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(Other definitions for footfall that I've seen before include "Sound of step" , "Customers" , "Commercial patronage" , "Sound of someone walking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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