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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
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clean chit

Who is behind it? Are you saying there are rivals within your party doing this? Are you saying these witnesses are only surfacing after you were given a clean chit by CBI last week?

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Please explain to me the meaning of "clean chit" in this context.
  

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Hi, Who is behind it? Are you saying there are rivals within your party doing this? Are you saying these witnesses are only surfacing after you were given a clean chit by CBI last week?

— Clive

  • Hi, Who is behind it?
  • Are you saying there are rivals within your party doing this?
  • Are you saying these witnesses are only surfacing after you were given a clean chit by CBI last week?
  • html ] Please explain to me the meaning of "clean chit" in this context.
  • The writer seems to be trying to use the expression 'give someone a clean sheet' or more commonly 'find that someone has a clean sheet' , meaning 'investigate the person and find that there is nothing bad on their record'.
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Hi,

Who is behind it? Are you saying there are rivals within your party doing this? Are you saying these witnesses are only surfacing after you were given a clean chit by CBI last week?



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Clive
Hi,

Who is behind it? Are you saying there are rivals within your party doing this? Are you saying these witnesses are only surfacing after you were given a clean chit by CBI last week?



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