The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word GETS BY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result GETS BY
- With inner energy not ace, fictional hero just about manages
- Manages to understand both Sun and Times
- Becomes bloody disheartened, but copes
- When pressed, manages passes
- Survives times after men became disheartened
- After vacation, give this boy passes
- Manages with men losing heart – and lad too
- Manages to understand, Times clues finally cracked
- Scott Fitzgerald’s great character gets drug for leading actor and makes ends meet
- Spooner wagers, he manages somehow
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The straight part
We know that "just about manages" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case just about manages = gets by.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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