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Free from distress, father, getting out more? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

painless

'free from distress' is the definition.
(without pain or distress)

'father getting out more?' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'out more?' becomes 'inless'.
'pa'+'inless'='PAINLESS'

(Other definitions for painless that I've seen before include "Involving little effort or stress" , "Not causing discomfort" , "Not causing suffering, like spaniels" , "Needing little effort" , "Trouble free" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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