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Citizen, bound to be heard, large landowner (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

national trust

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'be heard large landowner' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'citizen bound' is the wordplay.
'citizen' becomes 'national' (national can mean a citizen of a country).
'bound' becomes 'trust' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'national'+'trust'='NATIONAL TRUST'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for national trust that I've seen before include "Society concerned with preservation" , "charitable organisation" , "Conservation organisation" , "Preserving organisation" , "Heritage conservation charity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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