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Free and threatening, as a whole (2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

at large

This clue is a double definition.

'free and threatening' is the first definition.
(as in a criminal still at large)

'as a whole' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

(Other definitions for at large that I've seen before include "Free, maybe escaped" , "Free, not in captivity" , "Not yet captured" , "unbound" , "Glare at, being free and not confined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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