Fellow on foot managed... (5)

I believe the answer is:

coped

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'managed' is the definition.
('cope' can be a synonym of 'manage')

'fellow on foot' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'foot' becomes 'cop' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ed' after 'cop' is 'COPED'.

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(Other definitions for coped that I've seen before include "Managed, got by" , "Rose to the occasion" , "Managed successfully" , "wearing vestment" , "Handled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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