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clear someone's name

to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or misdeed. (See also clear someone of something.) I was accused of theft, but the real thief confessed and I cleared my name.

See also: clear, name

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uk/ TOP FIVE 1 Bullied Liverpool council staff sign on sick 2 Primark fall girl family tell of ordeal for first time 3 Murdered woman's body found in Southport freezer 4 Three arrested after BNP march 5 Man begins fight to clear name after appearing on BNP list Log on to www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk LDP Mobile - Text LDP to 67800 by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Aside from displaying the three Ns attitude, Brits admit they would love to be greeted by staff who are on the ball in terms of communication (73%), have enough time to serve properly (62%), are smiley, happy people (61%), wear a clear name badge (17%) and are easy to spot around the store (16%). Nice staff make us happy; in association with fish4jobs by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) CAPTION(S): Plating game: Darren is fighting to clear name over car Picture: DAVID McNIE U.R. CLONED; Darren driven to despair by registration con Cops nick ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			clay clean clean act up clean as a hound's tooth clean down clean off clean out clean out of clean plate clean plow clean sweep clean the floor up with clean up clean up act clean-cut cleaned out cleaner Cleanliness is next to godliness clear clear as a bell clear as crystal clear as mud clear away clear for publication clear from some place clear name clear of clear off clear out clear out of some place clear sailing clear the air clear the decks clear the table clear the way Clear the way! clear throat clear up clear with clear-cut clear-eyed cleave to clever click with climax climb climb down climb on climb on high horse climb out climb the wall			Clear Lake State Park Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association Clear Lake Symphony Clear Lake United Methodist Church clear language Clear Language and Design Clear Language for Expressing Orders Clear Language for Expressing Orders clear layer clear layer clear layer clear layer clear layer of epidermis Clear Length Overall Clear Lens Extraction Clear Light of Jupiter Clear Light Path Clear Line Of Sight clear lines clear lines clear lines clear lines clear lines clear liquid diet clear liquid diet Clear Liquids clear lumber clear lumber clear memory Clear Memory Utility clear name Clear Nicoderm CQ clear octane clear of clear of an imputation of guilt Clear of Clouds clear of doubt clear of encumbrance clear of obscurity clear off clear off clear off clear off clear off clear off Clear on Arrival Clear Only If Already Known Clear Only If Known Clear or Scattered Clouds and Visibility Unlimited clear out clear out clear out clear out clear out clear out clear out of some place Clear Pending Secure clear perception Clear plastic raincoat Clear Point Technical Marketing Inc. Clear Quest

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