Sailed freely with raised standards (6)
I believe the answer is:
ideals
'raised standards' is the definition.
'ideals' can be an answer for 'standards' (I have seen 'High standards ' mean 'ideals' so perhaps 'standards' could also mean 'ideals'). I am not certain of the 'raised' bit.
'sailed freely' is the wordplay.
'freely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sailed' anagrammed gives 'IDEALS'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ideals that I've seen before include "Ideas regarded as perfect or standards" , "Models of excellance" , "Bad ladies have high principles" , "Ethics" , "High aspirations for ladies" .)