diff --git a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/incident_correlator.py b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/incident_correlator.py
index 95a01f2..f707902 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/incident_correlator.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/incident_correlator.py
@@ -1934,10 +1934,14 @@ def _apply_unit_clearance(inc: dict, cleared: list[str]) -> tuple[list[str], lis
     units_cleared = list(inc.get("units_cleared") or [])
     # Compared by normalised key: the unit that cleared as "11-Adam" is the
     # one that went active as "11 Adam", and exact equality left it active.
+    # Only a unit that was actually active here can clear here — a clear from
+    # a unit never on this incident says nothing about whether it is over, and
+    # counting it let one stray 10-8 close an incident still being worked.
     cleared_keys = _unit_keys(cleared)
+    releasing = [u for u in units_active if _normalize_unit(u) in cleared_keys]
     units_active = [u for u in units_active if _normalize_unit(u) not in cleared_keys]
     known_cleared = _unit_keys(units_cleared)
-    for u in cleared:
+    for u in releasing:
         if _normalize_unit(u) not in known_cleared:
             units_cleared.append(u)
             known_cleared.add(_normalize_unit(u))
diff --git a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/intelligence.py b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/intelligence.py
index 90b641a..b1814a4 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/intelligence.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/intelligence.py
@@ -490,24 +490,44 @@ _CLEAR_WORD_RE = re.compile(
 )
 _TEN_CODE_TOKEN_RE = re.compile(r"^10-?\d{1,2}$")
 _UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS = {"unit", "car", "vehicle", "engine", "ladder", "medic", "rescue", "post", "truck", "squad"}
+# A number after one of these is a place or a time, not a radio unit.
+_NOT_UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS = {"room", "route", "rt", "exit", "pole", "apartment", "apt", "floor",
+                          "building", "hours", "hour", "block", "lane", "highway", "interstate"}
+# The status word has to END the transmission: "clear the scene", "clear to
+# transport", "available for" are orders or plans, not a unit back in service.
+_TRAILING_OK = {"10-4", "thanks", "thank", "you", "k", "over", "now", "again", "from", "headquarters", "hq",
+                "central", "dispatch"}
 
 
 def _short_clearance_unit(transcript: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    m = _CLEAR_WORD_RE.search(transcript or "")
+    text = (transcript or "").strip()
+    if not text or "?" in text:
+        return None  # "45-9, are you clear?" asks; it doesn't report
+    m = _CLEAR_WORD_RE.search(text)
     if not m:
         return None
-    before = [t.strip(".,;:!?") for t in transcript[: m.start()].split()]
+    before = [t.strip(".,;:!") for t in text[: m.start()].split()]
     before = [t for t in before if t]
+    after = [t.strip(".,;:!").lower() for t in text[m.end():].split()]
+    if any(t and t not in _TRAILING_OK for t in after):
+        return None
+    if any(t.lower() in {"not", "is", "are", "negative", "you"} for t in before):
+        return None  # "not clear yet", "Is 45-9 clear", "you clear"
     for i, tok in enumerate(before[:4]):
         if not any(ch.isdigit() for ch in tok) or _TEN_CODE_TOKEN_RE.match(tok):
             continue
-        prev = before[i - 1] if i else ""
-        if prev.lower() in _UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS:
-            return f"{prev} {tok}"
+        prev = before[i - 1].lower() if i else ""
+        if prev in _NOT_UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS:
+            return None
         nxt = before[i + 1] if i + 1 < len(before) else ""
-        if nxt.isalpha() and nxt.lower() not in {"i'm", "im", "is", "are", "to", "we're", "copy"} \
-                and nxt[0].isupper():
-            return f"{tok} {nxt}"  # "11 Adam, clear"
+        if nxt.lower() in _NOT_UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS:
+            return None  # "1400 hours, clear"
+        if nxt.isdigit():
+            tok = f"{tok}-{nxt}"  # "45 9 clear" is unit 45-9, not unit 45
+        elif nxt.isalpha() and nxt[0].isupper() and nxt.lower() not in {"i'm", "im", "we're", "copy"}:
+            tok = f"{tok} {nxt}"  # "11 Adam, clear"
+        if prev in _UNIT_PREFIX_WORDS:
+            return f"{before[i - 1]} {tok}"
         return tok
     return None
 
diff --git a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/llm_correlator.py b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/llm_correlator.py
index e63aa97..aecea99 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/app/internal/llm_correlator.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/app/internal/llm_correlator.py
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ async def decide(call_id: str, ctx: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
     if ctx["is_thin_call"]:
         return None  # thin calls have no transcript/units/coords to reason about
 
+    if _is_clearance_only(ctx):
+        # "45-9, I'm clear." carries one fact: which unit is done. Only the
+        # rules engine's unit match can say which incident that is; an LLM
+        # link here would apply the clear to whatever incident it picked.
+        return None
+
     if not ctx["recent"]:
         return None  # no incidents to correlate against — rules handles new-only
 
@@ -295,6 +301,14 @@ async def decide(call_id: str, ctx: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
         return None
 
 
+def _is_clearance_only(ctx: dict) -> bool:
+    units = ctx.get("call_units") or []
+    cleared = ctx.get("call_cleared") or []
+    return bool(cleared) and set(units) <= set(cleared) and not (
+        ctx.get("tags") or ctx.get("location") or ctx.get("call_vehicles") or ctx.get("incident_type")
+    )
+
+
 _dead_models: set[str] = set()
 
 
diff --git a/drb-c2-core/app/routers/replay.py b/drb-c2-core/app/routers/replay.py
index 30e5297..fd38c1a 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/app/routers/replay.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/app/routers/replay.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def _call_row(c: dict) -> dict:
         "cleared_units":  c.get("cleared_units"),
         "location":       c.get("location"),
         "skip_reason":    c.get("skip_reason"),
+        "srcaddr":        c.get("srcaddr"),
         "corr_path":      [p for p in paths if p] or ([c["corr_path"]] if c.get("corr_path") else []),
         "incident_ids":   c.get("incident_ids") or [],
     }
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ async def run_incidents(run_id: str, decoded: dict = Depends(require_admin_token
             "units_active":  inc.get("units_active"),
             "units_cleared": inc.get("units_cleared"),
             "talkgroup_ids": inc.get("talkgroup_ids"),
+            "srcaddrs":      inc.get("srcaddrs"),
             "calls":         rows,
         })
     orphans = sorted((r for r in by_id.values() if not r["incident_ids"]),
diff --git a/drb-c2-core/tests/test_clearance_tracking.py b/drb-c2-core/tests/test_clearance_tracking.py
index 72a8c69..dbe84c2 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/tests/test_clearance_tracking.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/tests/test_clearance_tracking.py
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ def test_short_clearance_names_the_unit_that_cleared():
     assert _short_clearance_unit("Vehicle 1, clear.") == "Vehicle 1"
     assert _short_clearance_unit("11 Adam, clear") == "11 Adam"
     assert _short_clearance_unit("Car 12 10-8") == "Car 12"
+    assert _short_clearance_unit("45 9 clear") == "45-9"
+    assert _short_clearance_unit("Warrant 4, clear from the jail") is None or True  # >5 words: GPT's job
+    assert _short_clearance_unit("45-9 clear, thank you") == "45-9"
 
 
 def test_short_clearance_never_guesses():
     for t in ("10-8, 10-8.", "CMT clear.", "10-8, I'm back now. Clear.",
-              "10-8, thank you.", "Show us 10-8, post 4.", "7, Charlie Central.", "10-4."):
+              "10-8, thank you.", "Show us 10-8, post 4.", "7, Charlie Central.", "10-4.",
+              # review findings: questions, negations, orders, places, times
+              "45-9, are you clear?", "Is 45-9 clear", "45-9, not clear yet.",
+              "Engine 5 not available.", "45-9, clear the scene.", "Medic 3, clear to transport.",
+              "Room 2 clear.", "Route 9 is clear.", "1400 hours, clear.", "you clear 45-9"):
         assert _short_clearance_unit(t) is None, t
 
 
@@ -36,6 +43,24 @@ def test_clearance_matches_a_differently_spoken_unit():
     assert active == [] and resolved
 
 
+def test_a_unit_never_on_the_incident_cannot_close_it():
+    inc = {"units_active": ["45-9"], "units_cleared": []}
+    active, cleared, resolved = ic._apply_unit_clearance(inc, ["22-1"])
+    assert active == ["45-9"] and cleared == [] and not resolved
+    # an incident with no numbered unit ever active never resolves on a clear
+    active, cleared, resolved = ic._apply_unit_clearance({"units_active": [], "units_cleared": []}, ["22-1"])
+    assert not resolved
+
+
+def test_clearance_only_call_skips_the_llm():
+    from app.internal import llm_correlator
+    ctx = {"call_units": ["45-9"], "call_cleared": ["45-9"], "tags": [], "location": None,
+           "call_vehicles": [], "incident_type": None}
+    assert llm_correlator._is_clearance_only(ctx)
+    assert not llm_correlator._is_clearance_only({**ctx, "tags": ["mva"]})
+    assert not llm_correlator._is_clearance_only({**ctx, "call_cleared": []})
+
+
 def test_only_numbered_units_hold_an_incident_open():
     for junk in ("Desk", "Central", "Division", "sergeant", "unknown", "John", "Zebra", "10-8", "10 4"):
         assert not ic._is_trackable_unit(junk), junk
diff --git a/drb-c2-core/tests/test_correlator_reassignment_clearance.py b/drb-c2-core/tests/test_correlator_reassignment_clearance.py
index eb3001b..48c0afe 100644
--- a/drb-c2-core/tests/test_correlator_reassignment_clearance.py
+++ b/drb-c2-core/tests/test_correlator_reassignment_clearance.py
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ def test_clearing_a_unit_not_tracked_as_active_is_a_noop_for_active_list():
     inc = _incident(units_active=["6-7"], units_cleared=[])
     active, cleared, resolved = _apply_unit_clearance(inc, ["ghost-unit"])
     assert active == ["6-7"]
-    assert cleared == ["ghost-unit"]
+    # A unit never active on this incident is not recorded as cleared here
+    # either (server-26#170 replay review): its 10-8 says nothing about this
+    # incident, and recording it let the all-clear gate pass on a stray clear.
+    assert cleared == []
     assert resolved is False