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Definition: having made no past mistakes; begin with no mistakes

Explanation: Used when expressing that a person brings no past problems to a situation. Also used when talking about starting to do something with no preconceptions.

Examples: I'd like to start off the new project with a clean slate as things haven't gone so well recently. - We hired him because of his clean slate.

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