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I help people in Tasmania run free (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

samaritan

'i help people' is the definition.

'tasmania run free' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'free' indicates an anagram.
'tasmania'+'r'='tasmaniar'
'tasmaniar' is an anagram of 'SAMARITAN'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for samaritan that I've seen before include "good-hearted man" , "(Good) helpful person" , "There's a parable about a good one in the Bible" , "Good man of the Bible" , "One offering help to the suicidal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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