Carpet salesman, fellow breaking free (9)
I believe the answer is:
reprimand
'carpet' is the definition.
(I know that carpet can be written as reprimand)
'salesman fellow breaking free' is the wordplay.
'salesman' becomes 'rep' (sales rep).
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'breaking' is an insertion indicator.
'free' becomes 'rid' (to be free of something is to be rid of it).
'man' going within 'rid' is 'rimand'.
'rep'+'rimand'='REPRIMAND'
(Other definitions for reprimand that I've seen before include "talking-to" , "Expression of disapproval" , "Official scolding" , "Severe reproof" , "telling off" .)