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Free landlord's hope for empty rental flat (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

release

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'flat' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'free landlord's hope for empty rental' is the wordplay.
'free landlord's hope' becomes 'r' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'empty' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. on guages).
'rental' becomes 'lease' (synonyms).
'r'+'e'+'lease'='RELEASE'

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(Other definitions for release that I've seen before include "Possibly film" , "Issue" , "Set free - publish" , "Authorise publication" , "Liberate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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