Free port (8)

I believe the answer is:

entrepot

(Other definitions for entrepot that I've seen before include "Storehouse" , "Bonded warehouse; port" , "Trading port" , "Import/export warehouse, port" .)

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

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