Managed (with "out”) (4)
I believe the answer is:
eked
'managed with out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eked that I've seen before include "Added to scantly" , "Made, a living say, laboriously" , "- - out: increased" , "... out, made to last through frugality" , "Lengthened; supplemented" .)