Coward has to manage the hen-pen (7-3)
I believe the answer is:
chicken-run
'pen' is the definition.
(chicken run is a kind of pen)
'coward has to manage' is the wordplay.
'coward' becomes 'chicken' (similar in meaning).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'chicken'+'run'='CHICKEN-RUN'
'the hen' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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