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"rough edge" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an edge that has a rough texture or an edge that is not smooth. For example: "Her blade had a sharp, rough edge that could easily cut through the material."
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What do you mean by the "rough edge"?
It feels very polished but it has a rough edge to it.
The Mayor's rough edge, it seems, is now seen as part of his roguish charm.
If the break leaves a rough edge, you can smooth it with a rubbing stone.
A backward bolt could provide a rough edge that would cause damage, he said.
The details do have a rough edge, but the series also has a wry tone.
Vince, of course, has the one leg, and a bit of a rough edge.
Mr. Adams, a private man, was uncomfortable with public-relations gestures, and he could display a rough edge.
That mahogany voice -- a tiger's roar with every rough edge buffed off -- belongs to Tony the Tiger, of course.
Vocally, too, Stevens pushed his throaty baritone toward its rough edge, unafraid to lose the tune altogether.
As Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons, Jenny Vlacovich was diamond sharp, with an occasional rough edge.
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