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