Unqualified (8)

I think it could be either:

absolute

outright

'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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian.

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