Ice hockey player's shoe (5)

I believe the answer is:

skate

(Other definitions for skate that I've seen before include "Flat fish" , "Takes off like large flatfish" , "Lasso" , "A ray; slide smoothly" , "Complete, 19-less" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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