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At another's mercy (4,1,6)

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I believe the answer is:

over a barrel

(Other definitions for over a barrel that I've seen before include "forty-odd gallons of beer?" , "In a mess" , "forty gallons or so?" , "Unable to manoeuvre" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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