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Guy with privileges - not shackled! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

freeman

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'guy with privileges not shackled' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'guy with privileges not' is the wordplay.
'guy' becomes 'man' (guy can informally mean a man).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'privileges not' becomes 'free' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'man' put after 'free' is 'FREEMAN'.

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(Other definitions for freeman that I've seen before include "he's totally liberated" , "honoured citizen" , "Person at liberty or with special rights" , "Ex-slave" , "Morgan - - (films)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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