Sovereign in charge is unrestricted (4)
'is unrestricted' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'sovereign in charge' is the wordplay.
'sovereign' becomes 'r' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'charge' becomes 'tee' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'r' inserted within 'tee' is 'TREE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tree that I've seen before include "Recently named grouping of rogue states" , "A number" , "Large woody plant (4)" , "Genealogist's work" , "elder, maybe" .)
'unrestricted' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'sovereign in charge' is the wordplay.
'sovereign' becomes 'r' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'charge' becomes 'fee' (fee is a kind of charge).
'r' inserted within 'fee' is 'FREE'.
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for free that I've seen before include "Unrestrained" , "Costing nothing" , "Exempt" , "Sewn-on trimming" , "sovereign" .)