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Part of shoe gashed - that's a blow (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uppercut

'a blow' is the definition.
(uppercut is a kind of blow)

'part of shoe gashed' is the wordplay.
'part of shoe' becomes 'upper' (I've seen this before).
'gashed' becomes 'cut' ('cut' can be a synonym of 'gashed').
'upper'+'cut'='UPPERCUT'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for uppercut that I've seen before include "Boxing punch delivered vertically" , "Blow from fist to chin" , "Punch to opponent's chin from below" , "Swinging blow in boxing" , "Swinging blow from below aimed at an opponent's chin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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