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Free nude in arrest, surprisingly (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unrestrained

'free' is the definition.
('unrestrained' is associated in meaning with 'free')

'nude in arrest surprisingly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' is an anagram indicator.
'nude'+'in'+'arrest'='nudeinarrest'
'nudeinarrest' with letters rearranged gives 'UNRESTRAINED'.

(Other definitions for unrestrained that I've seen before include "Not held back" , "Unchecked" , "Not restricted" , "Wild" , "Frantic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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