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This indicates the brake parts are loose - which is in some ways 'normal' - except...
There's a large spring that is intended to eliminate the looseness and put tension against the various parts. Sometimes it's referred to as the anti-rattle spring.
Typically you can see this by looking through the wheel spokes going across the outside portion of the brake assembly.
These have been known to come loose, and even fall off.
Not really a big deal - pop the wheel off, get the brake hardware kit which has the springs in it, and put the new one in.
If the brakes haven't been done lately, this might be a pre-warning indicator that it's time.
Story: this just happened to me with my Contour - the spring was slightly bent out of shape, but I tried it anyways. 2 days later my daughter was whining at me about the brakes. Spring had fallen off. $7 for the kit, 15 minutes to jack the car up, etc etc.
My lesson learned: if in doubt, replace it.
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