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Wholehearted approach in terms of footwear etc. (5,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boots and all

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'wholehearted approach in' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'terms of footwear etc' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'footwear' could be 'sandal' (sandal is a kind of footwear) and 'sandal' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for boots and all that I've seen is " without reservation on Bondi Beach".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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