When back, gave freedom to the untamed (6)

I believe the answer is:

savage

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'the untamed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for savage that I've seen before include "Feral, vicious" , "Wild, barbarous" , "Fierce, uncontrolled" , "poet who escaped death penalty" , "Fierce, violent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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