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Raft I'd set loose might be this (6)

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I believe the answer is:

adrift

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'this' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'raft i'd set loose' is the wordplay.
'set loose' indicates an anagram.
'raft'+'id'='raftid'
'raftid' with letters rearranged gives 'ADRIFT'.

'might be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adrift that I've seen before include "Unsettled or unanchored" , "Floating unattached as at sea" , "Purposeless" , "Loose from moorings" , "'Floating without direction, not tied up (6)'" .)

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