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Nuisance can be manually contained? (7)

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handful

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'nuisance' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for handful that I've seen before include "Small number - difficult person or thing" , "Nuisance - not a lot" , "Something hard to control - small number" , "Small number or amount" , "Someone hard to control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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