Manhandled (5)
'manhandled' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pawed that I've seen before include "Roughly handled" , "Manhandled" .)
(Other definitions for mauled that I've seen before include "Battered" , "Handled clumsily" , "Savaged and torn, as by 26 Down" , "Handled roughly or clawed" .)