Intelligence, so to speak (6)

I believe the answer is:

smarts

'intelligence so to speak' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for smarts that I've seen before include "Stings; intelligence (US)" , "Hurts; stings" , "Stings painfully" , "Stings, sounding clever" , "Aged dandies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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