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Model turned stern admits wearing a shoe (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trainer

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'shoe' is the definition.
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'model turned stern admits wearing a' is the wordplay.
'model' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car).
'turned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'stern' becomes 'rear' (synonyms).
'admits' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wearing a' becomes 'ni' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rear' going around 'ni' is 'reniar'.
'reniar' backwards is 'rainer'.
't'+'rainer'='TRAINER'

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(Other definitions for trainer that I've seen before include "Coach - item of footwear" , "Machine that simulates the conditions of flying a plane" , "Running shoe" , "Casual 11 ac" , "Sports/casual shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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