Crossword Genius

Proclamation freely cited (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edict

'proclamation' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'freely cited' is the wordplay.
'freely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cited' is an anagram of 'EDICT'.

(Other definitions for edict that I've seen before include "Legally-binding order" , "Formal order" , "Authoritative ruling" , "Legally binding proclamation" , "Legally binding command" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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