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Ability to calculate shower pressure in boudoir (10)

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I believe the answer is:

brainpower

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'ability' is the definition.
(brainpower is a kind of ability)

'shower pressure in boudoir' is the wordplay.
'shower' becomes 'rain' (rainfall).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'boudoir' becomes 'bower'.
'rain'+'p'='rainp'
'rainp' put into 'bower' is 'BRAINPOWER'.

'to calculate' acts as a link.
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(Another definition for brainpower that I've seen is " intelligence".)

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