Crossword Genius

Free from material constraints, doctor sided with boy hiding spy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disembody

'free from material constraints' is the definition.

'doctor sided with boy hiding spy' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hiding' is an insertion indicator.
'spy' becomes 'M' (in the James Bond movies/books).
'sided' put after 'boy' is 'boysided'.
'boysided' is an anagram of 'disebody'.
'disebody' going around 'm' is 'DISEMBODY'.

(Other definitions for disembody that I've seen before include "Release spirits" , "Some biddy (anag)" .)

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