The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word UNCUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result UNCUT
- Complete upper-class eccentric catching cold
- Full-length turn a count regularly presented
- Copper replaces one, making patrol complete
- In Paris, a piece of meat not mixed with stuff of inferior quality
- Peacekeeper’s portion is complete
- Not censored, university teachers gathered round Cinephile
- Kind of diamond not reduced in price
- Letter from Greece returning share in full
- A French record, not shortened
- Rough total
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The straight part
We know that "rough as a diamond" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rough as a diamond = uncut.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does UNCUT mean?
UNCUT adjective- Not cut.
- (of a gemstone) Not cut or ground to the desired shape.
- (of a book) Not having the page edges trimmed.
- (of a play, film etc) Not edited or abridged by a censor.
- Not circumcised.