At large, managing urban pastime (4-7)

I believe the answer is:

free-running

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'at large managing urban pastime' is the definition.
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'at large managing' is the wordplay.
'at large' becomes 'free' (similar in meaning).
'managing' becomes 'running' (running is a kind of managing).
'free'+'running'='FREE-RUNNING'

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