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Father emphatic he is leaving footpath (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pavement

'footpath' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'father emphatic he is leaving' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'emphatic' becomes 'vehement' (I've seen this before).
'is leaving' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'vehement' with 'he' taken away is 'vement'.
'pa'+'vement'='PAVEMENT'

(Other definitions for pavement that I've seen before include "Roadside walkway" , "Raised footway by road" , "Area for pedestrians" , "Walkway by road" , "Angel --- (J B Priestley)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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