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Not involved in fight so not charged (7)

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I believe the answer is:

neutral

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'charged' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for neutral that I've seen before include "Impartial; colourless" , "Not siding with any parties to a dispute" , "Not siding with any party" , "Impartial, non-aligned" , "without any charge" .)

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