Direct and outspoken (10)

I believe the answer is:

forthright

(Other definitions for forthright that I've seen before include "Direct, outspoken" , "Frank and uninhibited" , "straightforward" , "Straight-talking" , "Candid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and The Mirror.

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