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Gets over life's burdens (7)

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crosses

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'gets over' is the definition.
('cross' can be a synonym of 'get over')

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(Other definitions for crosses that I've seen before include "religious symbols" , "Traverses" , "Goes over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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