这里，“clear”是一个动词，意思是“to free from a legal charge or imputation of guilt”。比如：

        The verdict cleared the accused man. (裁决宣判被告人无罪。)

        The company gave him an opportunity to clear himself. (公司给了他一个辩白的机会。)

        我们也可以用“acquit”这个词来表示同样的意思：to free or clear from a charge or accusation。但两者之间还是有些细微的区别的：

        She not only wanted to be acquitted, she wanted to clear her name entirely. (她不仅要求被判无罪，还要求彻底还她清白。)

        So, "clear" carries a sense of "purity", of washing away a stain on one's reputation. Clear 有“彻底洗刷掉污点”的意思，acquit 指的是司法行为。词汇：“还人清白”|英语词汇学习