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Pole should be freer — too tight (8)

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I believe the answer is:

rooftree

'pole' is the definition.
(beam or pole in a roof)

'freer too tight' is the wordplay.
'tight' indicates an anagram (tight can mean drunk).
'freer'+'too'='freertoo'
'freertoo' anagrammed gives 'ROOFTREE'.

'should be' is the link.

(Another definition for rooftree that I've seen is " Ridge-pole".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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