I tell trade its badly handled (10)
I believe the answer is:
illtreated
'i tell trade its' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'badly handled' is the wordplay.
'badly' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be adverbial as in 'ill-advised').
'handled' becomes 'treated' ('treat' can be a synonym of 'handle').
'ill'+'treated'='ILLTREATED'
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