You can do this for yourself (4)

I believe the answer is:

fend

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'you can do this for yourself' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for fend that I've seen before include "Ward off from offender" , "Ward (off); manage (for oneself)" , "Try to manage without help" , "Manage (usually for oneself)" .)

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