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Previously resolved to free hero (10)

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I believe the answer is:

heretofore

'previously' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'resolved to free hero' is the wordplay.
'resolved' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'free'+'hero'='tofreehero'
'tofreehero' anagrammed gives 'HERETOFORE'.

(Another definition for heretofore that I've seen is " Up to now".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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