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It’s doling out things he can manage without (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dispenser

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'it's doling out things he can manage without' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'he can manage without' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'spenser' and 'spenser' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'di' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dispenser that I've seen before include "One filling prescription" , "Chemist" , "one to give out" , "Pharmacist" , "Container releasing its contents in prescribed amounts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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