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Consider oneself allowed to touch, without being charged (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feel free

'consider oneself allowed' is the definition.
(feel free means you're allowed to do something)

'touch without being charged' is the wordplay.
'touch' becomes 'feel' (feeling is a kind of touching).
'without being charged' becomes 'free' (not charged money).
'feel'+'free'='FEEL FREE'

'to' is the link.

(Another definition for feel free that I've seen is " Be permitted".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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