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Liberate one soul in torment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unloose

'liberate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'one soul in torment' is the wordplay.
'in torment' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'one'+'soul'='onesoul'
'onesoul' is an anagram of 'UNLOOSE'.

(Other definitions for unloose that I've seen before include "Let free" , "Set free" , "Release" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Irish News, The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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