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Relaxed, having prepared beef? Sure thing (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

safe bet

'sure thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'relaxed having prepared beef?' is the wordplay.
'relaxed' becomes 'sat' (sitting is a type of relaxing).
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beef' anagrammed gives 'febe'.
'sat' going around 'febe' is 'SAFE BET'.

(Another definition for safe bet that I've seen is " Risk-free risk?".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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