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Unable to cope with a fork supper? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoonfed

'unable' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives occasionally mean the same thing.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for spoonfed that I've seen before include "Spoilt" , "Given too much information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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