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Heroic person will free redhead (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rescuer

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'heroic person' is the definition.
'rescuer' can be an answer for 'person' (rescuer is a kind of person). I'm unsure of the 'heroic' bit.

'free redhead' is the wordplay.
'free' becomes 'rescue' (I've seen this in another clue).
'redhead' becomes 'r' (the head/first letter of 'red').
'rescue'+'r'='RESCUER'

'will' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rescuer that I've seen before include "One who delivers" , "One who saves from a dangerous situation" , "one retrieves" , "One who saves another from peril" , "Deliverer (from danger)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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