The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, v. t.
   To cut (a region of forest) clear of all trees. It is a
   method used for efficiently logging a portion of forest, but
   often has undesirable effects on the environment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, a.
   1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.
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            She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. --Tennyson.
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   2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.
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   3. Distinct and unambiguous; unquestionable; as, a clear-cut
      advantage.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clear-cut
    adj 1: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut
           evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade
           Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest";
           "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn:
           clear-cut, distinct, trenchant]
    2: having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut
       hillsides are subject to erosion"
    3: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as
       clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the
       letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a
       spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn:
       clear, clean-cut, clear-cut]
    v 1: remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of
         forest"