The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HANDLE
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More clues leading to the result HANDLE
- Deal with sound of composer
- Worker left half abandoned gets to manage
- Worker left European stock
- Treat court composer, 50, with a slight promotion
- Name of composer’s recital
- Exposed crime writer’s name
- Composer, it’s said, is a crank
- Deal with body of crime writer
- Name possibly right by the French
- The French performer’s first name
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The straight part
We know that "Deal with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deal with = handle.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HANDLE mean?
HANDLE noun- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)
- A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)
- A point, an extremity of land.
- A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To manage, control, or direct.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- To use the hands.
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).