Unfairly blamed person (9)

I believe the answer is:

scapegoat

(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "Patsy" , "One who takes the blame for others" , "Person taking blame for others" , "Fall guy" , "Whipping boy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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