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Will it teach you not to go barefoot? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trainer

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'will it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'teach you not to go barefoot?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'teach' could be 'train' (training is a kind of teaching) and 'train' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for trainer that I've seen before include "Terrain (anag.)" , "Soft shoe, small aircraft" , "Machine that simulates the conditions of flying a plane" , "Sports instructor" , "Sports shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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