Pan handler? Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HANDLER (noun)
1. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
2. one who trains or exhibits animals
PAN (noun)
1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
2. (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat’s legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
PAN (verb)
1. express a totally negative opinion of
2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

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