Reinstructs about one free side (2-7)

I believe the answer is:

re-edifies

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'reinstructs' is the definition.
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'about one free side' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'i'+'free'+'side'='ifreeside'
'ifreeside' is an anagram of 'RE-EDIFIES'.

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