Crossword Genius

Not cracked - in fact, not harmed at all (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

untouched

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'fact not harmed at all' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'not cracked' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'un' (prefix meaning 'not').
'cracked' becomes 'touched' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'un'+'touched'='UNTOUCHED'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for untouched that I've seen before include "left!" , "kept intact" , "Not handled" .)

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