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Canny having statue repaired (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astute

'canny' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'statue repaired' is the wordplay.
'repaired' indicates anagramming the letters.
'statue' anagrammed gives 'ASTUTE'.

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for astute that I've seen before include "smart (with some self-interest?)" , "Statue (anag)" , "on the ball" , "Sharp-witted" , "Nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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