The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 19: Institution to emerge from free (and then stay outside)? Clearly!

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A clue to BRIDEWELL.
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Comments on the clue
1.Is 'stay = be'? (not in C.). 'then' looks redundant. One could omit 'institution' and reconstruct the whole as a (&lit.) def.