Fresh limits ignored, including exact limits (9)
I believe the answer is:
restricts
'limits' is the definition.
('restrict' can be a synonym of 'limit')
'fresh limits ignored including exact' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'exact' could be 'strict' (similar in meaning) and 'strict' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'res' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for restricts that I've seen before include "Puts a limit on" , "Places limits on" .)