The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UNADORNED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNADORNED
- Abroad, one loved touring northern plain
- Blue Berets loved defending northern plain
- Peacekeepers loved patrolling northern plain
- No unread novel grabs daughter, that’s plain
- Plain rude to mess around with a northern don
- A round end is round, plain and simple
- Dressed — or nude and natural
- Plain girl getting embarrassed over bit of naughtiness after party
- Northern dude and Nora Batty, naked
- Plain rude — and no different
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The straight part
We know that "plain and simple" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plain and simple = unadorned.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 UNADORNED mean?
UNADORNED verb- To add a feature or embellishment that makes something uglier; uglify.
- To remove the adornments from.
- Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple