With a bit of luck, I'd get clear (5)

I believe the answer is:

lucid

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'clear' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for lucid that I've seen before include "Able to think clearly" , "Clear-cut" , "Intellectually bright" , "Bright; sane" , "Easy to understand, clearly expressed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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