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Able to be justified or forgiven (9)

Ross

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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