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Completely unfashionable element of the political spectrum? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outright

'completely' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'unfashionable element of the political spectrum?' is the wordplay.
'unfashionable' becomes 'out' ('out' can be a synonym of 'unfashionable').
'element of the political spectrum?' becomes 'right'.
'out'+'right'='OUTRIGHT'

(Other definitions for outright that I've seen before include "Altogether; openly" , "straight away" , "Without reservation or exception" , "Complete; immediately" , "Openly and frankly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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