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Shoe for sale, shilling off, tatty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loafer

'shoe' is the definition.
(Loafer is an example)

'for sale shilling off tatty' is the wordplay.
'shilling' becomes 's' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'off' indicates named letters should be taken away (some letters taken off).
'tatty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'for'+'sale'='forsale'
'forsale' with 's' taken out is 'forale'.
'forale' anagrammed gives 'LOAFER'.

(Other definitions for loafer that I've seen before include "Lazy fellow or soft shoe" , "Layabout" , "Lazy type" , "one going on foot?" , "Fanciful baker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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