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The younger sister is holding on to the climbing frame, trapped by a wild dog.
The older sister is rushing to the rescue:

> 「お姉ちゃん、来ちゃダメだよ、あぶないよぉ」  
>  Sister, don't come over here. It's dangerous.  
>  私の妹なのよっ、 **はなして** っ」  
>  You're my little sister, ???

I assume this はなして is from 放す = to release/to let go/to set free. I'm not
familiar with the usage of this verb and I was a bit puzzled by the verb
ending. I assume the meaning is "I will set you free (rescue you)" and that in
ends in て because the sentence is unfinished. Would I be correct that the full
sentence is something like 放してもらって下さい?

But I also thought that it might be an instruction to "let go (release grip)"
of the climbing frame.

Aside from the fact that letting go of the frame would seem like a poor idea,
are both of these interpretations possible? In a situation of panic is this
completely unambiguous?
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grammar ambiguity giving-and-receiving
Ambiguous use of はなして?
I think the elder sister is yelling this either to the dog:

> 私の妹なのよっ、（妹を）はなしてっ  
>  _That_ is my sister! Release _her_!

Or to someone else who is trying to stop her from helping her sister:

> 私の妹なのよっ、（私を）はなしてっ  
>  _That_ is my sister! Release _me_!
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