The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRAINY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BRAINY
- Clever, supporter wearing latest in grey
- Bright start in Brighton, then wet
- Intelligent British like wet weather
- Bright and breezy, only initially showery
- Bright Bishop, soft for some
- Bright start to break? Drizzly afterwards
- Very smart but initially a bit wet
- Brilliant in binary code
- Showing intelligence by keeping control in the auditorium
- Bright at first but showery later
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The straight part
We know that "Intelligent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case intelligent = brainy.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BRAINY mean?
BRAINY adjective- Very intellectually capable.