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Longs to regularly display options: easy! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pines

'longs' is the definition.
('pine' can be a synonym of 'long')

'to regularly display options easy' is the wordplay.
'to regularly display' means one should take alternating letters.
'options'+'easy'='optionseasy'
The alternating letters of 'optionseasy' are 'PINES'.

(Other definitions for pines that I've seen before include "Yearns for the conifers" , "Coniferous trees" , "Longs for or languishes" , "Longs for evergreen trees" , "Yearns for evergreen trees?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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