Sudden bright idea (9)
I believe the answer is:
brainwave
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sudden bright idea</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brainwave that I've seen before include "Sudden bright idea" , "Great idea" , "Good idea" .)