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Open me to deal with me later;
Lean on me to move ahead;
Keep me to stay in the know;
Read me to choose which to pick;
Close me when you want to see no more.

What am I?

Hint 1:

Pairing each of the five verbs with the intended answer (or a variation of it) will hopefully create a concrete action or phrase.

Hint 2:

The internet, as noted in one of the guesses below, is loosely relevant to one of the lines. So is guitar-playing to another of the lines. I'll leave the other three as mysteries for now.

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  • $\begingroup$ Cracking open a cold one (by pulling me) might have helped you solve this one! $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 13, 2020 at 14:34

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Are you a

Tab

Open me to deal with me later

Opening a tab allows the bill to accumulate to be settled later
It's also nice if someone picks up a group's tab.

Lean on me to move ahead

Pressing the Tab key makes a large space in text

Keep me to stay in the know

You keep tabs on something to keep informed about it

Read me to choose which to pick

Reading a tab shows which fret on which string to play on a guitar.
I originally thought this may have been a TAB form (racing guide) but figured it was too localised.

Close me when you want to see no more

Closing a tab in an internet browser

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  • $\begingroup$ Whoa, a perfect answer! That's correct, and I couldn't have explained the clues better myself. $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 13, 2020 at 3:56
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Sounds to me like a

Newspaper or an online newsfeed

Open me to deal with me later;

People who buy newspapers seldom read it the first time they open it. A lot of people first bookmark newsfeed to read them later.

Lean on me to move ahead;

Lean towards the paper or screen to read.

Keep me to stay in the know;

To know the news

Read me to choose which to pick;

You can pick the topic on the newspaper only by reading the headings

Close me when you want to see no more.

Close it once you’re done reading.

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  • $\begingroup$ Still not quite my intended answer. I'm mostly sold on all of your interpretations except the second line, which falls apart. I mean some sort of concrete interpretation of "lean on" and/or "move ahead"... $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 13, 2020 at 3:08
  • $\begingroup$ I will also add that "deal with me later" in the first line is no ambiguity, it's truly the reason to "open me"! $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 13, 2020 at 3:10
  • $\begingroup$ @anodyne Added the edits so it doesn’t seem far off. But I’ll continue thinking to see this riddle through. $\endgroup$
    – Ébe Isaac
    Mar 13, 2020 at 3:14
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I don't think I have a complete answer. But, are you

an ear

Open me to deal with me later

Keeping your ears open is to stay informed. I'm not sure if this fits.

Lean on me to move ahead

Leaning on an ear would move a head

Keep me to stay in the know

Keeping your ears open or to the ground is to stay informed

Read me to choose which to pick;

Ear reading is listening to audio books. Not sure how this relates exactly.

Close me when you want to see no more.

Closing your ears is to ignore something, i.e. act blindly

It's nice to be picked up

It can be enjoyable to pick and clean an ear

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  • $\begingroup$ Interesting but not quite. The intended answer is tighter on all fronts, I think. $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 12, 2020 at 21:11
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Are you an

Internet ?

Open me to deal with me later;

You first need to turn on the internet before surfing the web

Lean on me to move ahead;

Once the internet connection is enstablished, you can continue with your works or surfs

Keep me to stay in the know;

You need to have the internet to stay updated

Read me to choose which to pick;

You can choose which article or website to read further

Close me when you want to see no more.

Close browsers when you are done perhaps?

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  • $\begingroup$ Closer but not quite the intended answer. Your last clue interpretation happens to be, however, extremely close. I'll add a general hint in response to the rest. $\endgroup$
    – anodyne
    Mar 13, 2020 at 2:38
  • $\begingroup$ aww I was about to edit to "browser" but the answer is published. nice riddle btw :) $\endgroup$
    – Winter Bucky
    Mar 13, 2020 at 4:01

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