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Simplicity of sense is a hit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easiness

'simplicity' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sense is a hit' is the wordplay.
'hit' indicates an anagram.
'sense'+'is'+'a'='senseisa'
'senseisa' with letters rearranged gives 'EASINESS'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for easiness that I've seen before include "Nonchalance" , "Facile quality" , "Lack of difficulty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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