Meant to get lower classes free (10)
I believe the answer is:
deliberate
'meant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'get lower classes free' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lower classes' becomes 'de' (I've seen this in other clues).
'free' becomes 'liberate' ('liberate' can be a synonym of 'free'**).
'de' put next to 'liberate' is 'DELIBERATE'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for deliberate that I've seen before include "study" , "Studied" , "debate" , "Well considered" , "Carefully thought out" .)