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Translating a poet is no Yankee idler's preference (4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

easy option

'idler's preference' is the definition.
(an idle person would choose the easy option)

'translating a poet is no yankee' is the wordplay.
'translating' indicates an anagram.
'yankee' becomes 'Y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'a'+'poet'+'is'+'no'+'y'='apoetisnoy'
'apoetisnoy' anagrammed gives 'EASY OPTION'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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