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Easy displaying softer self (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

effortless

'easy' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'displaying softer self' is the wordplay.
'displaying' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagrammed letters display the answer).
'softer'+'self'='softerself'
'softerself' is an anagram of 'EFFORTLESS'.

(Other definitions for effortless that I've seen before include "easy" , "Not showing any strain" , "Requiring no physical or mental exertion" , "a breeze?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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