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Fellow handin' out something for plucking (8)

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I believe the answer is:

mandolin

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'something for plucking' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fellow handin'' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'handin'' becomes 'dolin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'man'+'dolin'='MANDOLIN'

'out' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mandolin that I've seen before include "'Captain Corelli's - - '" , "Round-backed musical instrument" , "Plucked instrument" , "Musical instrument like a small guitar" , "it has strings attached" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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