Someone or something with potential or talent but lacking training or polish: “Her singing voice is beautiful, but she needs help with her gestures; she's a diamond in the rough.” This phrase refers to the fact that diamonds found in nature are rough and uneven. <- this is the figurative meaning if that’s what you were trying to get (done some research.)
It would be better if I could see the text you’re reading off of
<span>The FCC (Federal Communications Commission).</span>
Facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
In the outsiders the gang helps ponyboy out of trouble by covering for him and investigating what the cops are doing to get him