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Unsuitable shoe for rambling climb on walk, too much on way back (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stiletto

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'unsuitable shoe' is the definition.
'stiletto' can be an answer for 'shoe' (type of shoe). I'm not sure about the 'unsuitable' bit.

'rambling climb on walk too much on way back' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'on' could be 'to' and 'to' is found within the answer.
'way' could be 'st' (abbreviation for street) and 'st' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for stiletto that I've seen before include "Dagger; tapered heel" , "dangerous weapon" , "Short dagger; shoe heel" , "High-heeled shoe" , "A short knife, dagger or heel" .)

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