Blamed person (9)

I believe the answer is:

scapegoat

(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "Person taking blame for others" , "Can carrier" , "Patsy" , "One who gets the blame" , "One given the blame" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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