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Let, again let go (8)

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I believe the answer is:

released

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'let go' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'let again' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'let' could be 'leased' (I've seen this before) and 'leased' is found in the answer.
'again' could be 're' (prefix meaning 'again') and 're' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for released that I've seen before include "Liberated" , "Freed from confinement" , "Sent from prison" , "Set free" , "Discharged" .)

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