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[kaminsk2p]

7d: Allow her to take two-handled drinking bowl (3)

Stuck! I have 'a' and 'c' but lack the missing letter.

[Tichfield]

A cap is a wooden drinking bowl, with two handles.

[kaminsk2p]

Thank you, Tichfield.

Can you please explain the construction for me?

[Quizmonster]

In Chambers, cap 2 is the 'bowl' meaning as provided by Tichfield above and cap., the abbreviation which immediately follows means let him/her take. Of course, the letters have to be given an alternative arrangement as per the preamble and that looks like PCA. (I say 'like' because I have had only a brief glance at the puzzle, so do check that.)

[kaminsk2p]

Quizmonster, thank you v. much!

I understand completely now.