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Earn, when you restore the good name of (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clear

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This could be a double definition.

'earn when' is the first definition.
'clear' can be an answer for 'earn' (synonyms). I'm unsure of the 'when' bit.

'restore the good name of' is the second definition.
'clear' can be an answer for 'restore' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'the good name of' bit.

'you' is the link.

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(Other definitions for clear that I've seen before include "Comprehensible" , "Empty - vault" , "Obvious; jump over" , "Plain; unblock" , "Patent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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