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Season doesn't start terribly free, so butt in (9)

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I believe the answer is:

interfere

'butt in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'season doesn't start terribly free' is the wordplay.
'season' becomes 'winter' (winter is a season).
'doesn't start' means to remove the first letter.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'winter' with its first letter removed is 'inter'.
'free' with letters rearranged gives 'fere'.
'inter'+'fere'='INTERFERE'

'so' is the link.

(Other definitions for interfere that I've seen before include "Obstruct, pry" , "Poke one's nose in" , "Meddle, intrude" , "Attempt" , "Meddle in someone else's business" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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