A little vibrator was liberating with fellow away (4)
I believe the answer is:
reed
'a little vibrator' is the definition.
'reed' can be an answer for 'vibrator' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'a little' bit.
'liberating with fellow away' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fellow' could be 'ed' (short for Edward) and 'ed' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 're' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'was' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reed that I've seen before include "'It vibrates in a clarinet, say (4)'" , "Oliver perhaps" , "Stalk" , "Tall grass of wet areas" , "Marsh or water plant" .)