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Being brighter is less confused (7)

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clearer

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'less confused' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for clearer that I've seen before include "Less obscured" , "More intelligible, less cloudy" , "Less cloudy or more easily understood" , "More plain" , "Less clouded, more well-defined" .)

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