Roughly grasp piece by composer on the radio (9)

I believe the answer is:

manhandle

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'roughly grasp' is the definition.
(I know that to manhandle is to grasp rough)

'piece by composer on the radio' is the wordplay.
'piece by' becomes 'man' (man can mean a chess piece. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'composer' becomes 'handel' (George Frideric Handel).
'on the radio' shows a homophone (sound like).
'handel' sounds like 'handle'.
'man'+'handle'='MANHANDLE'

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(Other definitions for manhandle that I've seen before include "Treat roughly, or move by human effort alone" , "Push (someone) about roughly" , "Mistreat" , "Give rough treatment to" , "Knock around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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