Meaning of the word "in the clear" in English

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in the clear

US /ɪn ðə klɪr/
UK /ɪn ðə klɪr/
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Idiom

1.

no longer in danger or difficulty

Example:
After the surgery, the doctor said she was finally in the clear.
The police questioned him, but he was eventually found to be in the clear.
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