vindication vs clearing

vindication and clearing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vindication	Yes	No	No	No
clearing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clearing is a hypernym of vindication; that is, clearing is a word with a broader meaning than vindication:

vindication: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
clearing: the act of freeing from suspicion

vindication (noun)	clearing (noun)
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.	the act of freeing from suspicion
the justification for some act or belief	the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
	a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area