A bit of metal is manhandled to make a magic amulet (8)
I believe the answer is:
talisman
'a magic amulet' is the definition.
'talisman' can be an answer for 'amulet' (synonyms). I'm not certain of the 'a magic' bit.
'a bit of metal is manhandled to' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'a bit' mean this (the answer is formed by a bit of the clue)).
'TALISMAN' is hidden within 'metal is manhandled to'.
'make' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for talisman that I've seen before include "Object believed to protect wearer" , "Object believed to have magic powers" , "It's said to be a protection against evil" , "bringer of luck?" , "Object believed to have magical powers" .)