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Captain Hook was so alone! (6-6)

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I believe the answer is:

single-handed

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'alone' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'captain hook was' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'hook' could be 'hand' (synonyms) and 'hand' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for single-handed that I've seen before include "Glen dashed in (anag) -- entirely alone" , "Unaided" , "Without assistance" , "Done without help from others" , "Working alone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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