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The female in front is not allowed to run freely (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leashed

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'not allowed to run freely' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'the female in front' is the wordplay.
'the female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'front' becomes 'lead' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'she' inserted inside 'lead' is 'LEASHED'.

'is' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for leashed that I've seen is " restricted".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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