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1

Free from danger or suspicion of wrongdoing, as in The evidence showed that the suspect was actually in the clear. [1920s]

2

Having enough money to make a profit, as in When they added up the box-office returns, they found they were several thousand dollars in the clear. [Slang; 1920s]

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Words nearby in the clear

in the cards, in the care of, in the case of, in the chips, in the circumstances, in the clear, in the clouds, in the cold light of day, in the course of, in the dark, in the dock
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Words related to in the clear

honest, legitimate, pure, uninvolved, virtuous, pristine, unsullied, angelic, chaste, honorable, noble, principled, righteous, wholesome, clean, clear, good, guiltless, safe, stainless
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