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Something afoot to boast about? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sabot

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'something afoot' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'boast about?' is the wordplay.
'about?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'about' mean this).
'boast' with letters rearranged gives 'SABOT'.

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(Other definitions for sabot that I've seen before include "Boast (anag) - shoe" , "Wooden-soled 13 down" , "Wooden clog" , "what's afoot?" , "Boast about wooden shoe" .)

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