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Be gentle with, say, one shattered after game (2,4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

go easy on

'be gentle with' is the definition.

'say one shattered after game' is the wordplay.
'shattered' is an anagram indicator.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'game' becomes 'go' (go is a kind of game).
'say'+'one'='sayone'
'sayone' is an anagram of 'easyon'.
'easyon' put after 'go' is 'GO EASY ON'.

(Another definition for go easy on that I've seen is " To spare harsh treatment".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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