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Furniture item, extremely sturdy in every aspect (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easy chair

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'furniture' is the definition.
(easy chair is a kind of furniture)

'item extremely sturdy in every aspect' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'item' could be 'chair' (I have seen 'Item of furniture' mean 'chair' so perhaps 'item' could also mean 'chair') and 'chair' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'easy' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for easy chair that I've seen before include "Comfortable place to relax" , "source of comfort" , "Comfy seat" , "Comfortable upholstered seat" , "Academic sinecure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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