Straightforward honesty (7)

I believe the answer is:

candour

(Other definitions for candour that I've seen before include "telling it like it is" , "Forthrightness" , "Openness, honesty" , "Opening up" , "Frankness, openness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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