Think about in a casual way why Tito flourished? (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

toy with

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'think about' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'why tito flourished?' is the wordplay.
'flourished?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'flourishing' mean this (letters grow or flourish differently)).
'why'+'tito'='whytito'
'whytito' with letters rearranged gives 'TOY WITH'.

'in a casual way' is the link.
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(Another definition for toy with that I've seen is " Tease".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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