Start to strike with gangster’s slipper (6)
I believe the answer is:
sandal
'slipper' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'start to strike with gangster's' is the wordplay.
'start to' says to take the initial letters.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'gangster' becomes 'al' (Al Capone).
The initial letter of 'strike' is 's'.
's'+'and'+'al'='SANDAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sandal that I've seen before include "Light open-toed shoe" , "Light strapped shoe" , "what may be afoot" , "Wood" , "Item of footwear" .)