Unvarnished (7)
I believe the answer is:
literal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unvarnished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for literal that I've seen before include "typographical error" , "Using words in their most basic sense, exact" , "according to specifications" , "Not figurative" , "All tire (anag.)" .)