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Led a nun astray but not charged! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unladen

'not charged' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'led a nun astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'led'+'a'+'nun'='ledanun'
'ledanun' anagrammed gives 'UNLADEN'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for unladen that I've seen before include "not carrying goods" , "Not carrying a cargo" , "not charged" , "without cargo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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