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One of a pair to exhibit shortly, perhaps in the middle of September (4)

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I believe the answer is:

shoe

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'in the middle of september' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'one of a pair to exhibit shortly' is the wordplay.
'one of a pair' becomes 'sho' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'shortly' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'exhibit' is 'e'.
'sho'+'e'='SHOE'

'perhaps' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for shoe that I've seen before include "Eg, brogue" , "9 maybe" , "Box for holding and dispensing from pack of cards" , "eg Trainer" , "Brogue or loafer, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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