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Freedom to cancel a berth unexpectedly (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carte blanche

'freedom' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cancel a berth unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates an anagram.
'cancel'+'a'+'berth'='cancelaberth'
'cancelaberth' is an anagram of 'CARTE-BLANCHE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for carte blanche that I've seen before include "Unrestricted authority" , "Complete authority" , "Free hand" , "Full discretionary power" , "Complete discretion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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