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Tiles tot damaged with heel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

'heel' is the definition.
(stiletto heel is a kind of heel)

'tiles tot damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'tiles'+'tot'='tilestot'
'tilestot' with letters rearranged gives 'STILETTO'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "Small dagger with a tapered blade" , "A short knife, dagger or heel" , "Type of shoe" , "Item of footwear" , "Small dagger and high narrow heel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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