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No longer a single charge. Is that clear? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exonerate

'that clear?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'no longer a single charge' is the wordplay.
'no longer' becomes 'ex'.
'a single' becomes 'one' ('one' can be a synonym of 'single').
'charge' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of charge**).
'ex'+'one'+'rate'='EXONERATE'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for exonerate that I've seen before include "Justify" , "Acquit" , "free of charge" , "Clear of blame" , "let off the hook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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