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Spring doing nothing (4)

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I believe the answer is:

free

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This could be a double definition.

'spring' is the first definition.
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'doing nothing' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for free that I've seen before include "Exempt" , "Not under restraint" , "Not restricted or controlled" , "Untrammelled" , "See 8" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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