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Egghead let client stew (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intellect

'egghead' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'let client stew' is the wordplay.
'stew' indicates an anagram.
'let'+'client'='letclient'
'letclient' with letters rearranged gives 'INTELLECT'.

(Other definitions for intellect that I've seen before include "Brain" , "Cognitive faculty" , "Person with brilliant mind" , "Power of the mind" , "Reason" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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