Righteous, law-abiding (7)
I believe the answer is:
upright
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">righteous</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">law-abiding</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for upright that I've seen before include "honestly" , "Pig hurt (anag) -- noble" , "with principle" , "Erect - post" , "Good" .)