Cryptic crossword clue
Common sense shown by British artist? In spades 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRAINS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does BRAINS mean?

BRAINS noun
  1. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
  2. An intelligent person.
  3. (in the plural) Intellect.
  4. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
  5. Oral sex.
  6. Mind.
BRAINS verb
  1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
  2. To strike (someone) on the head.
  3. To destroy; to put an end to.
  4. To conceive in the mind; to understand.
BRAINS noun
  1. The substance of a brain as a material or foodstuff.
  2. The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
  3. (with 'the') The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, &c.

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