Inanimate cop ordered release (12)

I believe the answer is:

emancipation

'release' is the definition.
(I know that emancipation is a type of release)

'inanimate cop ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'inanimate'+'cop'='inanimatecop'
'inanimatecop' with letters rearranged gives 'EMANCIPATION'.

(Another definition for emancipation that I've seen is " release".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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