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This way, it's simple to take in a faint-hearted novice (6)

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easily

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'this way' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'simple to take in a faint-hearted novice' is the wordplay.
'simple' becomes 'easy' (associated in meaning).
'to take in' is an insertion indicator.
'hearted' means to look at the middle letters.
'novice' becomes 'L' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
The middle of 'faint' is 'i'.
'i'+'l'='il'
'easy' enclosing 'il' is 'EASILY'.

'it's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for easily that I've seen before include "without a hitch?" , "Very probably" , "with little effort" , "Comfortably" , "Without much difficulty" .)

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