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A kid with feet up, perhaps (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at ease

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'feet up perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a kid' is the wordplay.
'kid' becomes 'tease' (both can mean to mock).
'a'+'tease'='AT EASE'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for at ease that I've seen before include "Free from anxiety" , "Army command to relax, stand with feet apart" , "Relaxed, not tense - that's an order" , "Relaxing - that's a military order" , "resting" .)

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