Acquits (10)
I believe the answer is:
exonerates
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquits</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for exonerates that I've seen before include "Absolves" , "Excuses" .)