Dealt with the cards put on the table (7)
I believe the answer is:
handled
'dealt with' is the definition.
('handle' can be a synonym of 'deal with')
'cards put on the table' is the wordplay.
'cards' becomes 'hand' (I've seen this before).
'put on the table' becomes 'led' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hand'+'led'='HANDLED'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for handled that I've seen before include "Touched - held" , "managed" , "Dealt with" , "Coped with" .)