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Easy thing or easterly thing? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breeze

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(Other definitions for breeze that I've seen before include "get the wind up" , "Soft air" , "Kind of block" , "The building block is light" , "Bit of a blow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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