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Free and occasionally funny party (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

undo

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

'occasionally funny party' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
The alternate letters of 'funny' are 'un'.
'un'+'do'='UNDO'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for undo that I've seen before include "Loosen (knot)" , "Free from ties, laces, etc" , "Cancel or reverse an action" , "Loosen; annul" , "Reverse effect of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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