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Charge to liberate, with no right (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fee

'charge' is the definition.
(fee is a kind of charge)

'liberate with no right' is the wordplay.
'liberate' becomes 'free' ('free' can be a synonym of 'liberate').
'with no' is a deletion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'free' with 'r' taken away is 'FEE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for fee that I've seen before include "Charge for professional services" , "Sum payable to professional person for services" , "Payment to a professional for services" , "Sum payable to, say, barrister" , "Amount paid for job" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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