Like a basketball not controlled by either team Crossword Clue

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Like a basketball not controlled by either team Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
2. having escaped, especially from confinement
(verb)
1. make loose or looser
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
(adverb)
1. without restraint

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BASKETBALL (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
CONTROLLED (adjective)
1. restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
OLEOS

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