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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a clean winner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that wins decisively or without any doubt, often in a competition or contest.
Example: "In the final race, she was a clean winner, finishing well ahead of her competitors."
Alternatives: "clear victor" or "decisive champion".
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Nestor capped it with a sharply angled forehand volley for a clean winner.
They bend perceptibly on impact and make it almost impossible to hit a clean winner from the base line.
A step inside the baseline, Federer could only watch the ball land, a clean winner, and turn away in dismay.
She then goes for a clean winner down the line, the odds were never with her to make that.
In a final stroke of resistance, Jaziri rifled a forehand service return that bounded past the net-rushing American for a clean winner.
The man can barely move his feet any more and Mahut still has some bounce, lashing a backhand return for a clean winner.
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First set, Williams* 1-0 Zvonareva: Instantly in control and at ease on Cenre Court, Williams thumps an ace, a service winner and a clean backhand winner to take the opening game to love.
Kvitova won the final seven games, finishing the 55-minute rout with another clean winner -- a cross-court backhand.
Wozniacki finally won the point with a clean backhand winner.
A clean backhand winner from Murray forces deuce, but Monfils just about manages to keep him at bay.
— BEN ROTHENBERG Djokovic looked on his way to a comfortable hold, hitting an ace and then smacking a clean forehand winner down-the-line to go up 30-0.
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