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Part of the shoe’s damaged? Blow! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uppercut

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'blow' is the definition.
(uppercut is a kind of blow)

'part of the shoe's damaged?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 'upper' (upper is a kind of part) and 'upper' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cut' 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 uppercut that I've seen before include "one must take it on the chin" , "Swinging blow directed at an opponent's chin" , "Boxing blow delivered to chin from below" , "Swinging blow in boxing" , "A vertical punch to chin delivered by boxer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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