Going places east for free (5)
I believe the answer is:
loose
'free' is the definition.
(I know that free can be written as loose)
'going places east' is the wordplay.
'going places' becomes 'loos' (places to 'go').
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'loos'+'e'='LOOSE'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for loose that I've seen before include "Freed" , "Showing fast behaviour" , "Slack; not exact" , "Vague -- insecure" , "Untie(d)" .)