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Handle revolting drunk grabbing model close to stage (5)

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I believe the answer is:

title

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'handle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'revolting drunk grabbing model close to stage' is the wordplay.
'revolting drunk' becomes 'til' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'grabbing' indicates putting letters inside.
'model' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'stage' is 'e'.
'til' going around 't' is 'titl'.
'titl'+'e'='TITLE'

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(Other definitions for title that I've seen before include "label" , "'The name of a book, say (5)'" , "Name or designation" , "Document showing legal right to possess a property" , "Proprietorship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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