Clarification

n. explanation, making clear

In newspapering, a clarification is used to make a statement in a published story more clear.The term clarification can also mean any process (typically an industrial process) that removes suspended solids from water to make the water clear.A clarification refers to a statement in a story that, while factually correct, may be subject to a misunderstanding or unfair assumption.
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Noun
1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
(synonym) elucidation, illumination
(hypernym) interpretation
(hyponym) disambiguation
(derivation) clarify, clear up, elucidate
2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
(synonym) clearing
(hypernym) improvement
(derivation) clarify

n. clarification, explanation

(n.)
The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
  

(n.)
The act of freeing from obscurities.