English

Adjective

in the clear

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) Not guilty or not suspected of wrongdoing.
   • 2006, "Risky Business," Time, 23 Jul.,

     Offshore sports betting . . .is judged illegal in the U.S. under laws originally drawn up in the '60s; sites offering casino-style virtual gaming claimed they were in the clear.

2. (of a television or radio transmission) Transmitted without encryption or scrambling.

   FM radio stations are broadcast in the clear.

3. No longer in danger.