Requiring rare knowledge (6)

I believe the answer is:

arcane

(Other definitions for arcane that I've seen before include "Ace ran, being mysterious" , "Mysterious - an acre (anag)" , "Recondite" , "Mysterious, understood by few" , "Mysterious like a crane" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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