Cryptic crossword clue
Moll lisps about footwear

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PLIMSOLLS

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The straight part
We know that "footwear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case footwear = plimsolls.
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 PLIMSOLLS mean?

PLIMSOLLS noun
  1. A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
  2. The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.

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