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Since I'm talking to a techie: play in a forest! (2,3,4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

as you like it

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'play in a forest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'since i'm talking to a techie' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'since' could be 'as' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'as' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for as you like it that I've seen before include "play in a forest" , "being gratifying" , "To suit your preference" , "drama" , "Piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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