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Old
individual
helping
to
get
acquittal
(11)
Old individual helping to get acquittal (11)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is acquittal — you're after a word meaning exoneration. String together EX (old, as in former), ONE (individual), and RATION (a helping, like a portion of food) and you've got your eleven letters.