Innate bias to be reviewed, when convicted so? (2,8)
I believe the answer is:
in absentia
'convicted so?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'innate bias to be reviewed' is the wordplay.
'to be reviewed' is an anagram indicator (letters reviewed or revised).
'innate'+'bias'='innatebias'
'innatebias' is an anagram of 'IN ABSENTIA'.
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in absentia that I've seen before include "While not present (Latin)" , "Wanting an appearance" , "away" , "not at event" .)