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Free from restraint (8)

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'free' is the definition.
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'from restraint' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'un' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'restraint' becomes 'fetter' (fetter is a kind of restraint).
'un'+'fetter'='UNFETTER'

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(Other definitions for unfetter that I've seen before include "free" , "Unchain, unshackle" .)

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