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Let go, student I rebuked (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

liberated

'let go' is the definition.

'student i rebuked' is the wordplay.
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'rebuked' becomes 'berated' ('berate' can be a synonym of 'rebuke').
'l'+'i'+'berated'='LIBERATED'

(Other definitions for liberated that I've seen before include "Released" , "Freed from social conventions" , "Free" , "Emancipated" , "Having stolen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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