Inherent ability (8)
I believe the answer is:
aptitude
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">inherent ability</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aptitude that I've seen before include "faculty" , "Natural gift" , "Inherent ability, natural talent" , "capacity" , "Bent" .)