Unqualified (8)
(Other definitions for absolute that I've seen before include "No strings attached" , "Sheer - unqualified" , "Peremptory" , "Total; unqualified" , "Unlimited; not relative" .)
'unqualified' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for outright that I've seen before include "Without qualification" , "Completely - undisputed" , "Unreservedly" , "Completely and entirely, not gradually" , "Directly; without reservation" .)