King Captured In December Revolution Is Shown To Be Innocent Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "CLEARED" which means:

adjective
• • Rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
adjective satellite
• • Freed from any question of guilt
verb
• • To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
• • To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
• • To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
• • To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
• • To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
• • To pass without interference; to miss.
• • (activities such as jumping or throwing) to exceed a stated mark.
• • To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
• • Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
• • To earn a profit of; to net.
• • To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
• • To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
• • To obtain a clearance.
• • To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
• • To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
• • To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
• • To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
• • To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The cleared path led us safely through the thick forest."
• • "The cleared land was ready for planting crops."

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