Free from deceit (7)
I believe the answer is:
sincere
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">free from deceit</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 sincere that I've seen before include "Honest, frank" , "like informal correspondents?" , "Free from deception" , "Genuine and honest" , "Unfeigned, genuine" .)