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Clever woman has underwear stored away? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brainbox

'clever woman' is the definition.
(a brainbox is a clever person)

'underwear stored away?' is the wordplay.
'underwear' becomes 'bra' (bra is a type of undergarment).
'stored away?' becomes 'inbox' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'bra'+'inbox'='BRAINBOX'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for brainbox that I've seen before include "quiz champion?" , "Mastermind" , "Very clever figure" , "Einstein?" , "Very clever person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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