clear-cut
[adjective]
Synonyms: straightforward, black-and-white, cut-and-dried (informal), definite, explicit, plain, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal

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Contrasted words: fogged, hazy, misty, confused, muddled, obscured, overcast
Related Idioms: beyond a shade (or shadow) of doubt, past dispute
Related Words: clear, distinct, manifest, plain, definite, explicit, express, exact, nice, precise, indubitable, undisputed, undoubted, unquestioned

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I. ˌclear-ˈcut¹ adjective
easy to understand or be certain about Synonym : definite:
There is not always a clear-cut distinction between right and wrong.

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II. ˈclear-cut² noun [countable]
American English an area of forest that has been completely cut down
—clear-cut verb [transitive]

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clear-cut
clear and certain, so that there is no doubt about something.
She has clear-cut evidence that the company cheated her.

The link between alcohol and crime is clear-cut.

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clear cut
adj. Definite; well defined.
The president's new policy of aggressive action is a clear-cut departure from his old methods of unilateral appeasement.

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