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Feature ad ran freely. Ignore it! (4,1,4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turn a deaf ear

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'ignore it' is the definition.
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'feature ad ran freely' is the wordplay.
'freely' is an anagram indicator.
'feature'+'ad'+'ran'='featureadran'
'featureadran' is an anagram of 'TURN A DEAF EAR'.

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(Other definitions for turn a deaf ear that I've seen before include "Pretend not to have heard" , "Refuse to listen" , "Pretend not to hear" , "Pay no attention" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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