cleankskin
n.— «One of Simpson’s most important credentials as a candidate was his “cleanskin” image as a retired businessman with no involvement in the party’s bloody inner politics.» —“Punch-Ups And Paranoia In The West” by Jenni Hewett Australian Financial Review Aug. 29, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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