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... anaemic pet runs free (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emancipate

'free' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'anaemic pet runs' is the wordplay.
'runs' indicates an anagram.
'anaemic'+'pet'='anaemicpet'
'anaemicpet' with letters rearranged gives 'EMANCIPATE'.

(Other definitions for emancipate that I've seen before include "Liberate" , "Free from restrictions" , "Free from slavery" , "release" , "Set free" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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