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outright

1 adjective
     
out‧right1 [only before noun]
1 clear and direct:
an outright refusal
an outright attack on his actions
2 complete and total:
an outright victory
an outright ban on the sale of tobacco
3

the outright winner/victor

someone who has definitely and easily won
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