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Carefree attitude a nice cousin cultivated (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insouciance

'carefree attitude' is the definition.
(insouciance is indifference or nonchalance)

'a nice cousin cultivated' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'nice'+'cousin'='anicecousin'
'anicecousin' is an anagram of 'INSOUCIANCE'.

(Other definitions for insouciance that I've seen before include "Casual unconcern" , "Lack of concern" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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