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Muscle work out is clear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolve

'is clear' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'muscle work out' is the wordplay.
'muscle' becomes 'ab' (short for abdominal muscle).
'work out' becomes 'solve' (I've seen this before).
'ab'+'solve'='ABSOLVE'

(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Excuse" , "Clear of blame or guilt" , "Free (a person) from guilt" , "Grant remission of a sin" , "Lob vase (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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