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African haven for sailor — one rejecting all limits (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

libertarian

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'one rejecting all limits' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'african haven for sailor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'sailor' could be 'tar' (slang term for a sailor) and 'tar' is present in the answer.
'african' could be 'liberian' (Liberia is in Africa) and 'liberian' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for libertarian that I've seen before include "opposed to authority" , "Champion of freedom" , "Believer in free will" , "One backing freedom" , "individualist?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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