Free hut between French articles (9)
I believe the answer is:
unshackle
'free' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hut between french articles' is the wordplay.
'hut' becomes 'shack' (synonyms).
'between' indicates putting letters inside.
'french articles' becomes 'un le' ('un' and 'le' are articles in French).
'shack' going within 'unle' is 'UNSHACKLE'.
(Other definitions for unshackle that I've seen before include "Set free from bonds" , "Release from chains" .)