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Safe deanery constructed without ceremony (4-3-4)

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I believe the answer is:

free-and-easy

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'without ceremony' is the definition.
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'safe deanery constructed' is the wordplay.
'constructed' is an anagram indicator.
'safe'+'deanery'='safedeanery'
'safedeanery' with letters rearranged gives 'FREE-AND-EASY'.

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(Other definitions for free-and-easy that I've seen before include "Unconstrained" , "Casual" , "Relaxed, with few rules" , "Cheerfully tolerant" , "Informal, relaxed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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