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I tell trade its badly handled (10)

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illtreated

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'i tell trade its' is the definition.
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'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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