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Light shoe with oriental spiralled design (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espadrille

'light shoe' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'with oriental spiralled design' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'design' indicates an anagram.
'spiralled' anagrammed gives 'spadrille'.
'e' put next to 'spadrille' is 'ESPADRILLE'.

(Other definitions for espadrille that I've seen before include "Light rope-soled shoe" , "Footwear" , "Pale idlers (anag.)" , "[SHOE], made casually" , "sandal!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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