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This horse presumably will never run free (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charger

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'this horse presumably will never' is the definition.
'charger' can be an answer for 'horse' (charger is a type of horse). I'm unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'run free' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'charge'.
'free' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'charge'+'r'='CHARGER'

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(Other definitions for charger that I've seen before include "Electrical device - old warhorse" , "I expect payment" , "old dish" , "One loading" , "One asking money for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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