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The lowest digit? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toe

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'the lowest digit?' is the definition.
(digit low on the body)

'the lowest digit?' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'lowest digit?' becomes 'oe' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't'+'oe'='TOE'

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(Other definitions for toe that I've seen before include "One with sock on" , "one digit?" , "Pedal extremity" , "End of foot" , "One's nailed" .)

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