Able to be justified or forgiven (9)
I believe the answer is:
excusable
(Other definitions for excusable that I've seen before include "Forgivable, pardonable" , "Justifiable" , "Not entirely to blame" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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