clearcut and clear-cut clear-cut clearcut clear cut (comparative more clear cut or clearer cut, superlative most clear cut or clearest cut) (idiomatic)...
and clear cut clear-cut (comparative more clear-cut or clearer-cut, superlative most clear-cut or clearest-cut) Alternative spelling of clear cut 1892...
straightforward, clear, or certain. Synonyms: clear cut, open-and-shut, res ipsa loquitur Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried...
also: clear-cut and clear cut From clear + cut. clearcut (comparative more clearcut, superlative most clearcut) Alternative spelling of clear cut clearcutness...