Horse worker with a steady grip? (10)
I believe the answer is:
stablehand
'horse worker' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'with a steady grip?' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a steady' becomes 'stable' (I've seen this in another clue).
'grip?' becomes 'hand' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'stable' next to 'hand' is 'STABLEHAND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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