Grant freedom (7)
I believe the answer is:
licence
I believe this is a double definition.
'grant' is the first definition.
(I have seen 'Grant of permission ' mean 'licence' so perhaps 'grant' could also mean 'licence')
'freedom' is the second definition.
(I know that licence is a type of freedom)
(Other definitions for licence that I've seen before include "See 1" , "Driving permit" , "A writer's exaggeration" , "Permit - excessive behaviour" , "Permit to operate" .)