Free to hand over to (7)

I believe the answer is:

deliver

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'free' is the definition.
(delivering is a kind of freeing)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for deliver that I've seen before include "Hand over (to someone)" , "Hand over - release" , "what the errand boy does" , "Transfer and hand over" , "launch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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