Suspended freely (7)
I believe the answer is:
dangled
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">suspended freely</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('dangle' can be a synonym of 'suspend freely')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dangled that I've seen before include "was on gibbet?" , "Hung" , "suspended" .)