Cope with lead sculpture (4)
I believe the answer is:
deal
'cope with' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'lead sculpture' is the wordplay.
'sculpture' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lead' is an anagram of 'DEAL'.
(Other definitions for deal that I've seen before include "Buy and sell" , "Agreement; hand out cards" , "Softwood - business transaction" , "Distribute (cards); wood" , "Pass around (e.g. cards)" .)