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Greet the villain - a shirty type with childish footwear (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bootee

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'footwear' is the definition.
(bootee is a kind of footwear)

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(Other definitions for bootee that I've seen before include "Baby's woollen shoe" , "Baby's footwear" , "A baby's knitted foot covering - sounds like loot" , "Baby's sock-like shoe" , "Soft, woolly baby's shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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