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Reach and grasp a tin opener (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get at

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'reach' is the definition.
(getting at is a kind of reaching)

'grasp a tin opener' is the wordplay.
'grasp' becomes 'geta' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'opener' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'tin' is 't'.
'geta'+'t'='GET AT'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for get at that I've seen before include "Pick on - gain access to" , "Nobble; gain access to" , "Reach - mean - attack verbally" , "Intend" , "Unfairly influence" .)

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