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Nab rejected béarnaise sneakily because it's more convenient (6)

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easier

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'it's more convenient' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'nab rejected bearnaise sneakily' is the wordplay.
'rejected' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'sneakily' indicates an anagram (a tricksy or sneaky ordering of the letters).
'bearnaise' with 'nab' removed is 'eraise'.
'eraise' is an anagram of 'EASIER'.

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(Other definitions for easier that I've seen before include "Less taxing" , "Posing less difficulty" , "Requiring less effort" , "More simple" , "Not so hard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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