Crossword Genius

Man's yet to be freed, getting pardon (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amnesty

'pardon' is the definition.
(amnestying is a kind of pardoning)

'man's yet to be freed' is the wordplay.
'to be freed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mans'+'yet'='mansyet'
'mansyet' anagrammed gives 'AMNESTY'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for amnesty that I've seen before include "Dispensation" , "A general pardon as for rebels (7)" , "Official pardon for political offences" , "A general political pardon, perhaps for tax defaulters" , "A general pardon for nasty me" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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