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[jays]

Is the following sentence OK, especially for "only foot-square"? (In my thought, it should be "only a foot square" or "only one foot square.")
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It is hard for street trees to survive with only foot-square holes in the pavement.

[pugachevV]

Yes It's OK. When we are talking about something that is only a foot, yard, mile etc., square, it's OK to leave out "a" or "one".