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Nominally honest (5)

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frank

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'honest' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for frank that I've seen before include "Anne ---, diarist" , "Open" , "Old German" , "Without evasion" , "Candid, honest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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