Kick tenor missing note (3)

I believe the answer is:

toe

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'kick' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'tenor missing note' is the wordplay.
'tenor' becomes 't'.
'missing note' becomes 'oe' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't'+'oe'='TOE'

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(Other definitions for toe that I've seen before include "Pedal digit" , "End of foot" , "Lower digit" , "Extremity of the body" , "A foot division" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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