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She
leads
a
hand-to-mouth
existence
(7)
She leads a hand-to-mouth existence (7)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
How the clue works
The whole clue, She leads a hand-to-mouth existence, works as a cryptic definition. Think about it literally — who spends their working life putting their hands into people's mouths? A dentist, of course, making "hand-to-mouth existence" a rather cheeky description of the job.