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Laid to rest, where shoe may have stepped, did you say? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interred

'laid to rest' is the definition.
(I know that laid to rest can be written as interred)

'where shoe may have stepped did you say?' is the wordplay.
'where shoe may have stepped' becomes 'in turd'.
'did you say?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'inturd' sounds like 'INTERRED'.

(Other definitions for interred that I've seen before include "Trendier way to be buried" , "stuck in ground" , "Placed in a grave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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