cleanskin

British

/ ˈkliːnˌskɪn /

noun

an unbranded animal
slang a person without a criminal record

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Each of them singled out a cleanskin, and almost at the same time two lassoes whirled through the air.

From In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce

The cleanskin was lassoed and pulled to the rails, the leg ropes were fixed and hitched, and then the front rope was handed to Sax and the back one to Vaughan.

From In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce

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