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Easy tasks that cause upsets (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pushovers

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This might be a double definition.

'easy tasks' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'cause upsets' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'that' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for pushovers that I've seen before include "Tries" , "piece of cake? More than one" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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