Helps to handle something Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.
HANDLE (verb)
1. touch, lift, or hold with the hands
2. handle effectively
HANDLE (noun)
1. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

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INSTEPS

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