clean handed

/klin ˈhændɪd/
adjective
  1. Innocent of wrongdoing, guilt, or blame; not involved in dishonest or illegal activities.
    • She came out of the trial clean-handed, with all charges dropped.
    • The investigation proved that the manager was clean-handed in the scandal.
    • No one in the company could claim to be completely clean-handed in the affair.
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