Declare free of guilt (7)
I believe the answer is:
absolve
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">declare free of guilt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Free (a person) from guilt" , "Discharge" , "Set free from guilt" , "Declare (someone) free of guilt" , "Grant remission of a sin" .)