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Japanese massage — it has us relaxed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shiatsu

'japanese massage' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'it has us relaxed' is the wordplay.
'relaxed' is an anagram indicator.
'it'+'has'+'us'='ithasus'
'ithasus' anagrammed gives 'SHIATSU'.

(Other definitions for shiatsu that I've seen before include "form of massage" , "Japanese healing therapy using massage with the fingers" , "Massage therapy using pressure points" , "Touchy-feely service" , "Form of treatment that entails pressure with the fingers on specific points on the body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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