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Lack of difficulty heartens edgy teenager completing puzzle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teaser

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'puzzle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lack of difficulty heartens edgy teenager completing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'lack' could be 'ease' (I have seen 'Lack of difficulty ' mean 'ease' so perhaps 'lack' could also mean 'ease') and 'ease' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for teaser that I've seen before include "Introduction to arouse curiosity" , "Tricky question; intriguing preliminary advert" , "One who annoys people or cards wool" , "Riddle" , "inducement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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