Forgive, absolve (6)
I believe the answer is:
pardon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">forgive</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that pardon is a more specific form of the action forgive)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">absolve</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pardon that I've seen before include "Let off" , "Excuse or absolve" , "Forgiveness - I beg yours" , "Forgive or excuse (an offence)" , "Forgive (an error)" .)