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Yes, handcuff is playable

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"Handcuff" Definition

noun

A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural.
A metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening .

verb-transitive

To render ineffective or impotent. See Synonyms at hamper1.
To restrain with or as if with handcuffs.

verb

To apply to .
To hold in check make ineffective or powerless .

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