Acquit without blame (7)
I believe the answer is:
absolve
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquit without blame</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(absolve from blame)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Let off the hook" , "Fully pardon" , "Declare to be free from blame" , "Lob vase (anag.)" , "Give pardon" .)