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Liberty, say, of an astute disposition (6)

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I believe the answer is:

statue

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'liberty say' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'an astute disposition' is the wordplay.
'disposition' indicates anagramming the letters.
'astute' with letters rearranged gives 'STATUE'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for statue that I've seen before include "Figure, effigy" , "Stone figure" , "Figurine" , "Modelled figure of a human or animal" , "permanent fixture" .)

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