Philosopher, scholar (7)
I believe the answer is:
thinker
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">philosopher</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">scholar</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for thinker that I've seen before include "Creative intellectual" , "Statue carved by 24 across" , "The rink (anag.)" , "one doing brain operations" , "Person with a powerful mind" .)