51 scolded and released (9)
I believe the answer is:
liberated
'released' is the definition.
('liberate' can be a synonym of 'release')
'51 scolded' is the wordplay.
'51' becomes 'LI' (roman numeral).
'scolded' becomes 'berated' ('berate' can be a synonym of 'scold').
'li'+'berated'='LIBERATED'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for liberated that I've seen before include "Having stolen" , "Freed from social conventions" , "Released" , "Free" , "let loose" .)