Put your foot in the waste paper basket (4)

I believe the answer is:

step

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'put your foot' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'in the waste paper basket' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'STEP' can be found hidden inside 'waste paper basket'.

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(Other definitions for step that I've seen before include "Gradation" , "Set foot down on pest" , "Football" , "Bit of mashed potato maybe" , "Pace; foothold" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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