The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNSTRAP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result UNSTRAP
- Run past, wild and free?
- Part of the garden where leader slips free from restriction
- Open one’s mouth
- Loosen tie and cuff
- Take off and run past flashing
- Set loose in Paris, one parts heading north
- After sun, tanned to some extent, turned loose
- Take off bits, half naked, rising
- Release son caught by a foreign section on the way back
- A French bit’s flipped? Take off!
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The straight part
We know that "Release" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case release = unstrap.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does UNSTRAP mean?
UNSTRAP verb- To loosen or remove the straps from (something).