Cryptic crossword clue
Hard-boiled novelist’s lost first letter M, perhaps? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HANDLER

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What does HANDLER mean?

HANDLER noun
  1. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
  2. (in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).
  3. An advisor or manager to a person occupying a position or office to which the speaker believes the holder does not possess the typical qualifications and/or experience.
  4. A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.

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