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Way to pay homage to all political leaders after they retire (8)

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I believe the answer is:

footpath

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'homage to all political leaders after they retire' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'way to pay' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'path' (path is a kind of way).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'pay' becomes 'foot' (footing is a kind of paying).
'path' after 'foot' is 'FOOTPATH'.

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(Other definitions for footpath that I've seen before include "Track for pedestrians" , "Countryside route" , "cross-country route" , "Walker's track, pavement" , "pedestrian course" .)

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