One handled the same way? (8)
I believe the answer is:
namesake
'one handled the same way?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for namesake that I've seen before include "Seek a man (anag) -- one with an intimate connection?" , "As one David is to another David, say" , "one similarly entitled" , "What one may be called" , "One with the same appellation" .)