Oh, ruins footwear; for repair is delayed for quite a long time (5,3,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
waits for one hour
'delayed for quite a long time' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'oh ruins footwear for repair' is the wordplay.
'for repair' indicates an anagram (the letters must be fixed).
'oh'+'ruins'+'footwear'='ohruinsfootwear'
'ohruinsfootwear' with letters rearranged gives 'WAITS FOR ONE HOUR'.
'is' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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