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It can easily get out of hand (3)

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I believe the answer is:

eel

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'it can easily' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'out of hand' is the wordplay.
'out of' becomes 'ee' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hand' becomes 'L' (abbreviation for left, as in the left-hand side).
'ee'+'l'='EEL'

'get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "A sea snake" , "Snake-like sea creature" , "Slippery creature" , "slipper" , "Unagi, in a sushi bar" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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