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Einstein an egghead, not entirely silly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inane

'silly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'einstein an egghead not entirely' is the wordplay.
'not entirely' indicates a hidden word.
'INANE' is hidden in the letters of 'einstein an egghead'.

(Other definitions for inane that I've seen before include "Daft" , "Without meaning or point" , "Annie (anag.)" , "Moronic" , "Lacking meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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