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'Easy Way to Achievement' or 'Two Times A Lady', perhaps (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

royal road

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'easy way' is the definition.
'royal road' can be an answer for 'way' (royal road is a kind of way). I am not sure about the 'easy' bit.

'achievement or two times a lady perhaps' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'achievement' could be 'road' (road is a kind of achievement) and 'road' is present in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

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