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A bit of a foot bounder (4)

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heel

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(Other definitions for heel that I've seen before include "Command to a trained dog" , "Rogue" , "Achilles's weak spot" , "swine" , "Rotten type" .)

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