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Hand on new stooge (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pawn

'stooge' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hand on new' is the wordplay.
'hand' becomes 'paw' (synonyms).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'paw'+'n'='PAWN'

(Other definitions for pawn that I've seen before include "Exploited person" , "Lowest ranking chessman" , "Chesspiece" , "Part with temporarily to raise money" , "Chess piece -- puppet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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