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I had been at the front - and took it easy! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

idled

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'took it easy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i had been' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'i'd' (I'd).
'been' becomes 'led' (leading is a kind of being).
'id'+'led'='IDLED'

'at the front and' is the link.
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(Other definitions for idled that I've seen before include "Loafed, lazed about" , "(Of an engine) ran slowly out of gear" , "Was lazy" , "Lazed around" , "pottered" .)

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