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Tot's shoe might make it in book (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bootikin

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'tot's shoe might' is the definition.
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'make it in book' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates anagramming the letters.
'it'+'in'+'book'='itinbook'
'itinbook' with letters rearranged gives 'BOOTIKIN'.

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