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Put the wrong end of foot into broken gumshoe (9)

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detective

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'gumshoe' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for detective that I've seen before include "Criminal investigator" , "police officer" , "Sleuth" , "Policeman, say" , "such as Chesterton's father" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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