Not guilty (8)

I believe the answer is:

innocent

'not guilty' is the definition.
(I know this)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for innocent that I've seen before include "Guiltless or guileless" , "Without blame or without guile" , "white" , "Virgin" , "Pope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the Universal, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Times.

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