clear cut

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clear cut

adjective more clear cut · clearer cut · most clear cut · clearest cut · clear-cut · clearcut

  1. idiomatic Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic. It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.
  2. Having had all trees cut.

    Similar: cut and dried, open-and-shut, res ipsa loquitur, black and white

verb clear cuts · clear cutting · clear cut · clear-cut · clearcut

  1. transitive To remove all trees or vegetation from an area.

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adj straightforward

Españolclaro, evidente
中文明確 /明确 míngquè, 清晰 qīngxī
Portuguêsclaro, evidente
Françaisclair, direct, évident
Deutschersichtlich, sichtlich, deutlich
Italianolampante, palese, evidente, chiaro

verb to remove all trees or vegetation from an area

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@misc{clear_cut_2026,
  title = {clear cut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clear%20cut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}