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Men stay free, given this? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

amnesty

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'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'men stay free' is the wordplay.
'free' is an anagram indicator.
'men'+'stay'='menstay'
'menstay' with letters rearranged gives 'AMNESTY'.

'given' is the link.

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(Other definitions for amnesty that I've seen before include "A general pardon as for rebels (7)" , "act of forgiveness" , "General pardon, usually political" , "A general pardon for offences against the state" , "General pardon for crimes against the state" .)

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