Crossword Genius

Vague family member stripped bark (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unclear

'vague' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'family member stripped bark' is the wordplay.
'family member' becomes 'uncle' (brother of a parent).
'stripped' means to look at the middle letters (outside letters removed).
The middle of 'bark' is 'ar'.
'uncle'+'ar'='UNCLEAR'

(Other definitions for unclear that I've seen before include "Poorly described" , "Nebulous" , "hard to understand" , "Not transparent or free from doubt" , "in clouds?" .)

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