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Arrest nude in frolics being abandoned (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unrestrained

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

'arrest nude in frolics' is the wordplay.
'frolics' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'frolicking' mean this).
'arrest'+'nude'+'in'='arrestnudein'
'arrestnudein' is an anagram of 'UNRESTRAINED'.

(Other definitions for unrestrained that I've seen before include "Not held back" , "Frantic" , "Unchecked" , "spreading everywhere?" , "Not restricted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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