Sole provider? Crossword Clue

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Sole provider? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel’s rotation
2. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse’s hoof
(verb)
1. furnish with shoes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROVIDER (noun)
1. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
2. someone who provides the means for subsistence
SOLE (adjective)
1. not divided or shared with others
2. being the only one; single and isolated from others
SOLE (verb)
1. put a new sole on
SOLE (noun)
1. lean flesh of any of several flatfish
2. right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European

Hint 3: Anagram

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HOES

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