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Red lapels I convert to a shoe (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espadrille

'shoe' is the definition.
(espadrille is a kind of shoe)

'red lapels i convert' is the wordplay.
'convert' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'converted' mean this).
'red'+'lapels'+'i'='redlapelsi'
'redlapelsi' with letters rearranged gives 'ESPADRILLE'.

'to a' is the link.

(Other definitions for espadrille that I've seen before include "[SHOE], made casually" , "Light rope-soled shoe" , "Plaited fibres in its sole" , "sandal!" , "goes on foot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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