The phrase "a straightforward clash between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clear and direct conflict or disagreement between two or more parties, ideas, or concepts.
Example: "The debate presented a straightforward clash between traditional values and modern perspectives."
Alternatives: "a clear conflict between" or "an obvious confrontation between".
Having attempted to dispel both policy issues by promising an EU referendum and curbs on migrant benefits, the election campaign this year was to be a straightforward clash between Cameron, focusing on the economy, and Miliband, on the NHS, with Farage an increasing irrelevance as the weeks ticked by.
Among them we found Ahmad, a 37-year-old pharmacist, who told us it was wrong to see Egypt's current crisis as a straightforward clash between the military authorities and political Islam.
That's a straightforward clash, one that doesn't require a great deal of interpretation.
The first is that the slaughter in CAR was caused by a straightforward clash of Muslims and Christians.
Ireland's victory, worth five points, was the perfect start to Pool D, with a straightforward clash against Romania next before the pivotal battles with Italy and France.
What makes it such rich territory creatively is that it isn't a straightforward clash of good and evil in which evil persistently comes out on top.
Others also have seats, including investors who bought loans and bonds at a discount, and those who have bought credit-default swaps insurance against a company's going bust.The old, straightforward clash between a company and its creditors has been replaced by a mish-mash of interests.
Now the plot is a more or less straightforward depiction of a clash between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin (Patrick Page) and the crimp their sometimes aerial combat puts in Peter Parker's developing romance with schoolmate Mary Jane Watson Jennifer Damianoo).
On April 19th the Supreme Court heard a case about a clash between the two groups.
Sorry, St Vince but the public know this is a straightforward fight between Labour and us.
Here you simply get a straightforward tussle between the good guy and the bad guy.
