A lot of freedom to fix position (9)
I believe the answer is:
placement
'position' is the definition.
(placement is a kind of position)
'a lot of freedom to fix' is the wordplay.
'a lot of' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'freedom' becomes 'play' (play is a kind of freedom).
'to fix' becomes 'cement' (cementing is a kind of fixing).
'play' with its final letter removed is 'pla'.
'pla'+'cement'='PLACEMENT'
(Other definitions for placement that I've seen before include "seating for dinner" , "Temporary posting" , "location" , "Temporary job for work experience" , "Arrangement" .)