The phrase "a raw version" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an unprocessed or unedited form of something, such as data, content, or a product.
Example: "The artist shared a raw version of the song before it was polished for the final release."
Alternatives: "an unedited version" or "a preliminary version".
Even though the protagonist is named Jimmy Smith, the thoughtful "8 Mile" is a raw version of the rapper's own story.
For years I served a raw version, but I'm back to a cooked relish with less sugar, this time embellished with a few spoonfuls of orange liqueur.
Even though the protagonist is named Rabbit, the thoughtful "8 Mile" is a raw version of the rapper's own success story.
Mr. Khashoggi insisted on shifting the focus to packaging after a researcher hired by Mr. Hodson showed him a cup fashioned from a raw version of Ali-ITE.
The crackdown by the government of President Bashar al-Assad has succeeded in keeping most foreign journalists out of Syria since protests began last March 15, but a raw version of events is still finding its way out.
Then, suddenly, YouTube came along and empowered every citizen with a video camera and Internet connection to turn out a raw version of reality and entertainment.
The original Beatles' sound was a simplified, raw version of R and B and Gospel, far more rhythm than blues, learned from singers who had already made R and B and Gospel commercially successful in the United States, like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and the Motown singers.
"Snapchat is a kind of raw version of their life: it's kind of like a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes bit of content.
(Matthew Pappas, the lawyer for Sky High Holistic, says he gave the Santa Ana police both an edited, condensed version and a raw, unedited version of the video clips).
(Scott) 'Wuthering Heights' (No rating, 2 08) Andrea Arnold strips away the veneer of polish and romanticism to produce a wild and raw version of Emily Brontë's novel of ill-starred passion.
That's exactly what Berishaj did and the result is a sultry, emotive, raw version of R&B that could make Justin Timberlake rethink his purpose musically.
