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Is it easy to give up if you’re slimming? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

pie

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'you're slimming?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'is it easy to give up' is the wordplay.
'is it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'easy' becomes 'ip' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to give up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'giving up' mean this).
'e'+'ip'='eip'
'eip' in reverse letter order is 'PIE'.

'if' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pie that I've seen before include "where blackbirds sang" , "Anna's constituent" , "welcome luxury" , "Pastry-covered dish" , "A baked dish covered with pastry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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