Place for a steel shoe (4)

I believe the answer is:

hoof

(Other definitions for hoof that I've seen before include "Part of animal's foot" , "Foot of ungulate" , "Ungulate's foot" , "Eg, deer's foot" , "Horny cover of foot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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