You might seek forgiveness for this

I believe the answer is:

loan

(Other definitions for loan that I've seen before include "Mortgage" , "Something borrowed" , "Act of lending" , "Overdraft" , "It's given temporarily" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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