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Free of politics (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

liberal

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This might be a double definition.

'free' is the first definition.
(I know that free can be written as liberal)

'politics' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for liberal that I've seen before include "Permissive about Braille" , "Favouring a political philosophy of progress and reform" , "Lavish" , "Not strict" , "Braille (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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