clear-cut answer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofclear-cutandanswer
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clear-cut
adjective
uk/ˌklɪəˈkʌt/us/ˌklɪrˈkʌt/
clear or obvious without needing ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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Although aclear-cutansweris impossible, a hypothesis can be advanced.
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It may well be logically untidy, but there can be noclear-cutanswer; there is no nostrum for our economic ills.
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I am still waiting for aclear-cutanswerto that.
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In the event there would be a great deal of argument about medical questions on which often noclear-cutanswercould be given.
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There is no easy,clear-cutansweror solution.
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That may be, but it does not give aclear-cutanswer.
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There was therefore, a clear-cut question in 1975 and it may be said that it received aclear-cutanswer.
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To me it remains a puzzle why we have not had a straightforward,clear-cutansweron this matter.
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I think he should have been able to give aclear-cutanswerabout who is responsible for repelling boarders.
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We have not had aclear-cutanswerto this question.
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This is a matter for aclear-cutanswer.
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I shall be surprised if he can give aclear-cutanswerto these questions.
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It is difficult to give aclear-cutanswer.
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There can be noclear-cutanswerto the numbers, or the effectiveness, of such shelters.
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If noclear-cutanswerto that question immediately emerges, then, and only then, should we move on to other subsidiary considerations.
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If more people have written with aclear-cutanswer, it will be easier to analyse the responses.
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One cannot ever give aclear-cutanswerbecause we are dealing with individual people and individual claims.
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It is therefore hard to give a completelyclear-cutanswer.
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I do not believe that it provides a veryclear-cutanswerto the problems that arise.
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