Liberty (7)
'liberty' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for freedom that I've seen before include "Autonomy" , "Independence" , "Liberation" , "'. . . . . . .'s just another word for nothin' left to lose' (Kristofferson)" , "novel" .)
'liberty' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for independence that I've seen before include "Freedom from outside control" , "State of relying only on oneself" , "lack of bias" , "Self-reliance" , "Freedom from another's authority" .)