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Clear answers billions initially work out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolve

'clear' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'answers billions initially work out' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'work out' becomes 'solve' (I've seen this before**).
The first letters of 'answers billions' is 'ab'.
'ab'+'solve'='ABSOLVE'

(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Forgive sins" , "Grant remission of sins" , "Declare (someone) guilt-free" , "Let off the hook" , "Declare (someone) blameless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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