Chap gets no younger but still has control (7)

I believe the answer is:

manages

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'chap gets no younger but still has control' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'chap gets no younger but still has control' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'no younger but still has control' becomes 'ages' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'man'+'ages'='MANAGES'

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