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In New York, as CIA need to move carefully (4,3,4)

Ross

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4

4,3,4

nice and easy

'carefully' is the definition.

'in new york as cia need to move' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'to move' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'cia'+'need'='ascianeed'
'ascianeed' anagrammed gives 'iceandeas'.
'ny' enclosing 'iceandeas' is 'NICE AND EASY'.

(Another definition for nice and easy that I've seen is " what does it every time!)".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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