Allow the public to see the film free (7)
I believe the answer is:
release
This clue could be a double definition.
'allow the public' is the first definition.
'release' can be an answer for 'allow' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'the public' bit.
'the film free' is the second definition.
'release' can be an answer for 'free' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'the film' bit.
'to see' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for release that I've seen before include "put out" , "Liberate" , "Prisoner eagerly awaits this" , "record" , "Free from confinement" .)