The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EDISON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EDISON
- Sid reflected inside a long time — did he have a light-bulb moment?
- No point of view about inventor
- Absence of viewpoint about inventor
- Inventor displaying lack of arrogance when given rise
- Inventor's time at Twickers recalled
- Inventor is done with invention
- Instinct about welcoming policeman, a patent expert?
- Inventor working after team set up
- Inventor terribly snide about nothing
- Inventor has raised fish with upped numbers
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The straight part
We know that "did he have a light-bulb moment?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case did he have a light-bulb moment? = edison.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.