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Loose from city to country (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riotous

'loose' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'city to country' is the wordplay.
'city' becomes 'rio' (Rio de Janeiro).
'country' becomes 'us' (U.S. is an example).
'rio'+'to'+'us'='RIOTOUS'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for riotous that I've seen before include "Unrestrained, wild living perhaps" , "Of mob, disorderly and unruly" , "Marked by public disorder" , "Anarchic" , "Artificial fabric" .)

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