Device to ease into footwear (8)

I believe the answer is:

shoehorn

(Other definitions for shoehorn that I've seen before include "A fitting device" , "It facilitates getting foot into footwear" , "What wife too big for her boots may need" , "Force into an inadequate space" , "Aid to putting on footwear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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