Blurring a duplicate layer to avoid large selection

I hate large selections in view of blurring the background so they come out wonderful (and much faster) by blurring all of a layer and then removing the subject with a brush. Anything not recommendable or am I missing out on something with this kind of cheating?

then removing the subject with a brush
I assume you are referring to a Layer Mask?
Why are you calling that »cheating«?
Anyway I would recommend applying the Blur as a Smart Filter (and masking that possibly).
But as the Blur would introduce blurring of the subject itself the, in my opinion, best approach would be
• lift the subject onto a layer of its own and Layer Mask that
• clone stamp or otherwise remove the subject from the background and apply the Blur as a Smart Filter
• add noise (as a Smart Filter or a Pattern Overlay) on the background to match the grain/noise of the non-blurred element(s)

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