One might be forgiven (4)

I believe the answer is:

loan

(Other definitions for loan that I've seen before include "It's given temporarily" , "Money borrowed at interest" , "Credit" , "Advance (money)" , "Something lent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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