Boring count may provide some intelligence (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

grey matter

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'some intelligence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'boring count' is the wordplay.
'boring' becomes 'grey' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'count' becomes 'matter' (synonyms).
'grey'+'matter'='GREY MATTER'

'may provide' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for grey matter that I've seen before include "Brains" , "intellectual capacity?" , "Brain tissue" , "stuff in the head" , "Issue lacking clear boundaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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