Sets free (9)
I believe the answer is:
liberates
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sets free</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('liberate' can be a synonym of 'set free')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for liberates that I've seen before include "Sets free" , "Frees" .)