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Small hands best for access to jar? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

screwtop

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'access to jar?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'small hands best' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'hands' becomes 'crew' (I've seen this in another clue).
'best' becomes 'top' (top can mean the very best).
's'+'crew'+'top'='SCREWTOP'

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(Other definitions for screwtop that I've seen before include "one goes on the bottle" , "Describing a type of bottle" , "cap or lid" , "that closes jar" , "kind of bottle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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