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 Clear the Decks.Clear as Crystal. Clear as Mud. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Clear (the adjective)
 
A clear head.—A mind that can understand clearly anything which it grasps.   1
   A clear statement. A straightforward and intelligible statement.   2
   A clear style [of writing] A lucid method of expressing one’s thoughts.   3
 


 Clear the Decks.Clear as Crystal. Clear as Mud. 

 
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