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Stern (4)

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'stern' is the definition.
(I know that stern can be written as austere)

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(Other definitions for austere that I've seen before include "Spartan and abstemious" , "Severely simple and plain in appearance" , "Severe in manner" , "Plain, cold" , "Abstemious, strict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.
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