Outspoken, shocking court (6)

I believe the answer is:

direct

'outspoken' is the definition.
('direct' can be similar in meaning to 'outspoken')

'shocking court' is the wordplay.
'shocking' becomes 'dire' (both can informally mean low-quality).
'court' becomes 'ct'.
'dire'+'ct'='DIRECT'

(Other definitions for direct that I've seen before include "Credit (anag) - steer" , "Candid" , "Straightforward, frank" , "Moving without changing direction or stopping" , "Control, supervise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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