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Shoes repaired and disposed of we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soled

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'shoes repaired' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'disposed of we hear' is the wordplay.
'disposed of' becomes 'sold' (dispose of can mean to sell something).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sold' sounds like 'SOLED'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for soled that I've seen before include "Pulled at one time" , "Repaired shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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