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Manacle with copper in bad mood (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handcuff

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'manacle' is the definition.
(I know that manacle can be written as handcuff)

'with copper in bad mood' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'copper' becomes 'c' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bad mood' becomes 'huff' (someone 'in a huff' is in a bad mood).
'and'+'c'='andc'
'andc' placed into 'huff' is 'HANDCUFF'.

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(Other definitions for handcuff that I've seen before include "Shackle by the wrist" , "Restraint" , "Put bracelets on" , "Restrict movement" , "Manacle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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