Scope; allowance (8)
I believe the answer is:
latitude
This clue is a double definition.
'scope' is the first definition.
(I know that latitude is a type of scope)
'allowance' is the second definition.
(latitude can mean allowance or independence)
(Other definitions for latitude that I've seen before include "Unrestricted" , "Imaginery line around the earth" , "Distance from pole" , "Distance north or south of the equator" , "Liberality" .)