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Manage firm exercise (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cope

'manage' is the definition.
(manage can mean to cope or do well)

'firm exercise' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'exercise' becomes 'pe' (Physical Education).
'co'+'pe'='COPE'

(Other definitions for cope that I've seen before include "Long cloak for a priest" , "top on wall" , "Manage to deal with the vestment" , "investment" , "Manage, make do" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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