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Heel tilts toe out of place (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

'heel' is the definition.
(stiletto heel is a kind of heel)

'tilts toe out of place' is the wordplay.
'out of place' indicates an anagram.
'tilts'+'toe'='tiltstoe'
'tiltstoe' with letters rearranged gives 'STILETTO'.

(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "A short knife, dagger or heel" , "Tapering dagger" , "Small dagger and high narrow heel" , "Thin dagger; heel" , "dangerous weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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