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Pull on underwear or footwear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wedgie

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'footwear' is the definition.
(wedgie is a kind of footwear)

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(Other definitions for wedgie that I've seen before include "eye-watering jerk?" , "Underwear-based practical joke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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