The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHOD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SHOD
- Hard ground outside with hooves protected?
- Small brick carrier in trainers?
- Ground outside hard, but provided with boots
- Booted a bit of the pitch over the top of Hillsborough
- Tonics set up in Boots, maybe
- Son and daughter outside house wearing trainers, say?
- In Footwear there’s a third off inferior stuff
- Wearing foot protection, put front end of hoe into turf
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The straight part
We know that "with hooves protected" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with hooves protected = shod.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SHOD mean?
SHOD adjective- Wearing shoes.
- Having tires equipped.
- To put shoes on one's feet.
- To put horseshoes on a horse.
- To equip an object with a protection against wear.