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What one may get from a maid easy on the eye (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ideas

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'what one may get' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a maid easy on the eye' is the wordplay.
'IDEAS' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ideas that I've seen before include "Notions, thoughts" , "Brain waves" , "Fancies" , "Thoughts, perceptions" , "Thoughts, concepts" .)

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