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Manage Charlie and posh bird (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cut it

'manage' is the definition.
(to 'cut it' is to manage or cope in a situation)

'charlie and posh bird' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-U).
'bird' becomes 'tit' (tit is a kind of bird).
'c'+'u'+'tit'='CUT IT'

(Other definitions for cut it that I've seen before include "manage" , "downsizing computer department?" , "Meet standards" , "Succeed" , "met requirements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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