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Release publicly and freely CD and files, say (10)

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I believe the answer is:

declassify

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'release publicly' is the definition.
'declassify' can be an answer for 'release' (declassifying is a kind of releasing). I'm unsure of the 'publicly' bit.

'freely cd and files say' is the wordplay.
'freely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'files'+'say'='filessay'
'cd' put after 'filessay' is 'filessaycd'.
'filessaycd' anagrammed gives 'DECLASSIFY'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for declassify that I've seen before include "Downgrade (a secret document)" , "set in public domain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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