Deals

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copes

'deals' is the definition.
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This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for copes that I've seen before include "Somehow manages" , "Manages successfully, gets by" , "Manages; church vestments" , "'Manages, gets by (5)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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