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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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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.
Some aspects of psychiatry are clear-cut; they can be counted on.
"They have the toughest job in football but certain decision are clear-cut.
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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.
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