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Free to enter into another tenancy agreement? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

release

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'free' is the definition.
(to release someone is to free them)

'enter into another tenancy agreement?' is the wordplay.
'enter' becomes 'e' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'another' becomes 'r' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tenancy agreement?' becomes 'lease' (agreement for leasing a property).
'r'+'lease'='rlease'
'e' inserted within 'rlease' is 'RELEASE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for release that I've seen before include "Issue" , "Authorise publication" , "Let go" , "press announcement" , "Free from confinement" .)

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