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Successfully handles a rough patch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copes

(Other definitions for copes that I've seen before include "Somehow manages" , "Manages successfully, gets by" , "'Manages, gets by (5)'" , "Manages; church vestments" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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