Crossword Genius

Sandal making leader slip badly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espadrille

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

'leader slip badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'leader'+'slip'='leaderslip'
'leaderslip' is an anagram of 'ESPADRILLE'.

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for espadrille that I've seen before include "Cord-soled shoe" , "Shoe with a canvas upper" , "goes on foot" , "Plaited fibres in its sole" , "[SHOE], made casually" .)

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