Counterbalance (6)
I believe the answer is:
offset
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">counterbalance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that counterbalance is a kind of offset)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for offset that I've seen before include "Amount by which a thing is out of line" , "Compensation; printing technique" , "Counteract to compensate" , "Counterbalance or compensate for" , "make an effort" .)