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Manage to capture a key part (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cope

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

'capture a key part' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'key' could be 'e' (musical key) and 'e' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cop' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cope that I've seen before include "loser of Prestonpans" , "Deal with, manage successfully" , "top on wall" , "Priest's cloak; deal (with)" , "Manage effectively" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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