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Cypriot man's broken handle (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patronymic

'handle' is the definition.

'cypriot man's broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'cypriot'+'man'='cypriotman'
'cypriotman' is an anagram of 'PATRONYMIC'.

(Other definitions for patronymic that I've seen before include "Russian middle name" , "Name derived from forefather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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