A piece of cake

As a detective faced with the crossword clue ‘A piece of cake,’ my first instinct is to break down the phrase into its constituent parts. The phrase itself is idiomatic and implies that the answer is something that is very easy to accomplish. Based on this insight, I begin to scour the available letters for any words that fit this description. After looking at the available letters, I come up with the word ‘SOEASY.’ It fits perfectly with the definition of the phrase, and it uses all the available letters. The clue ‘a piece of cake’ has now been solved thanks to the process of breaking down the phrase, analyzing the meaning and using my intellect and intuition to find the right answer.