Special skill or knowledge (9)
I believe the answer is:
expertise
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">special skill or knowledge</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for expertise that I've seen before include "professionalism" , "Adroitness" , "Mastery, proficiency" , "Thorough knowledge" , "Technical skill" .)