Not bound by rules (9)

I believe the answer is:

arbitrary

(Other definitions for arbitrary that I've seen before include "Based on whims or irrelevancies" , "lacking principles" , "Based on random choice" , "Capricious" .)

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

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