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Go easy - Mabel is upset (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amble

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'go easy' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'mabel is upset' is the wordplay.
'is upset' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'are upset' mean this).
'mabel' is an anagram of 'AMBLE'.

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(Other definitions for amble that I've seen before include "Go at a leisurely gait" , "Meander" , "Casual walk" , "Walk in a leisurely way" , "promenade" .)

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