The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PUPPET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PUPPET
- Young dog without tail starts to exasperate toy poodle
- Perhaps Judy's young dog, much-liked
- Stroke beneath young dog or cat’s paw
- Little dog, favourite one that does as told
- 11 was one place to cover part of Javid’s remit
- Person easily manipulated, that might be on hand
- Initially puts up with dog perhaps — one’s highly strung
- Power up favourite tool
- 29 Almost loftier in training hand doll
- Loved one, taking up piano, becomes stooge
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The straight part
We know that "Person easily manipulated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person easily manipulated = puppet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PUPPET mean?
PUPPET noun- Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
- A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
- The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.