Literally "sparkling”, metaphorically "excitingly clever” (13)
I believe the answer is:
scintillating
(Other definitions for scintillating that I've seen before include "Brilliant - dazzling" , "Brilliantly clever" , "Sparkling" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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