I handle his teeth differently and make the news big time! (3,3,9)

I believe the answer is:

hit the headlines

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'make the news big time' is the definition.
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'i handle his teeth differently' is the wordplay.
'differently' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'handle'+'his'+'teeth'='ihandlehisteeth'
'ihandlehisteeth' is an anagram of 'HIT THE HEADLINES'.

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(Other definitions for hit the headlines that I've seen before include "Make the front cover" , "make the news" , "get prominent media attention" , "got top press billing" , "Do something newsworthy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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