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Chap getting old, but coping (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

managing

'coping' is the definition.
('manage' can be a synonym of 'cope')

'chap getting old' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before**).
'getting old' becomes 'aging' (I've seen this before).
'man'+'aging'='MANAGING'

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for managing that I've seen before include "Running; coping" , "Handling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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