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Reliably and interminably flexible? (7)

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liberal

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(Other definitions for liberal that I've seen before include "Permissive about Braille" , "Generous, like a British political party" , "open to new ideas" , "Broad-minded in Braille" , "magnanimous" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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