Fellow gets on and copes (7)
I believe the answer is:
manages
'copes' is the definition.
(I know this)
'fellow gets on' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'gets on' becomes 'ages' (get on can mean to get older).
'man'+'ages'='MANAGES'
'and' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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