clear-cut vs clean-cut

clear-cut and clean-cut both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clear-cut	No	Yes	Yes	No
clean-cut	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, clear-cut and clean-cut are synonyms defined as:

clear-cut and clean-cut: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

Other synonyms of clear-cut include clear.

clear-cut (adjective)	clean-cut (adjective)
clearly or sharply defined to the mind	clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
having had all the trees removed at one time	neat and smart in appearance
clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

clear-cut (verb)	clean-cut (verb)
remove all the trees at one time