The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WITS
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What does WITS mean?
WITS noun- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- Senses.
- Sanity