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Dorothy's ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz movie sell for $28m

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A pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz have been sold for $ 28 m ( 22 m) at a US -based auction.

The famed sequined slippers were stolen from a Minnesota museum in 2005 .

They were one of four surviving pairs of the shoes worn by the actress in the 1939 musical.

The winning bid prompted applause in the auction room in Dallas , with the sale coinciding with renewed interest in the musical.

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