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Feels, when one assumes control of (5,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

takes in hand

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'feels when one' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'assumes control of' is the wordplay.
'assumes' becomes 'takes' ('take' can be a synonym of 'assume').
'control of' becomes 'inhand' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'takes'+'inhand'='TAKES IN HAND'

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(Another definition for takes in hand that I've seen is " Disciplines".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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