Deal with difficulty (4)
I believe the answer is:
cope
'deal with difficulty' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cope that I've seen before include "Manage - poet, first name 18" , "Priest's cloak; deal (with)" , "Rise to the occasion" , "Deal with, manage successfully" , "Manage, make do" .)