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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are clear cut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is straightforward, unambiguous, or easily defined.
Example: "The rules for the competition are clear cut, leaving no room for interpretation."
Alternatives: "are straightforward" or "are well-defined."
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Our results are clear cut.
Usually, the beauty of a sport like basketball -- and sports in general -- is that there are clear cut winners and losers, goats and heroes.
Some cases are clear cut: a foreign criminal who comes to the UK in order to commit offences will be unlikely to have much success at appeal.
I think it'd better if the words are shorter and the standards are clear cut and simply stated.
The study's "results are clear cut", says Elisabetta Visalberghi, a primatologist at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies in Rome.
Rain forests are clear cut, and the murder rate, even if lower than Honduras and El Salvador, is high by any international standard.
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But there are clear-cut expectations here.
Sharply demarcated — The edges of the mole are clear-cut.
But there are clear-cut songs in the mix too.
In this one volume are clear-cut explanations of various expressions of beer.
"They have the toughest job in football but certain decision are clear-cut.
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