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Clergyman heartless but smart (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cute

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

'clergyman heartless' is the wordplay.
'clergyman' becomes 'curate' (curate is a kind of clergyman).
'heartless' means to remove the middle letters.
'curate' with its centre removed is 'CUTE'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cute that I've seen before include "Lovable" , "Location" , "Small and attractive - cunning" , "Fly" , "Daintily pleasing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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