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Deals effectively with something difficult (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copes

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

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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