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Toes tilt awkwardly in this? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'toes tilt awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' is an anagram indicator.
'toes'+'tilt'='toestilt'
'toestilt' with letters rearranged gives 'STILETTO'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "Type of shoe" , "Short dagger; shoe heel" , "Type of heel" , "Dagger; tapered heel" , "Long thin knife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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