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It's used by a shoemaker after all the others (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

last

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'after all the others' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'it's used by a shoemaker' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'used by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a shoemaker' becomes 'las' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't' put after 'las' is 'LAST'.

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(Other definitions for last that I've seen before include "End" , "Endure - this clue is!" , "Least likely" , "model for a leprechaun" , "Piece of cobbler's equipment" .)

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