Feature that's intellectual in the East End, we hear (7)

I believe the answer is:

eyebrow

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'feature' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for eyebrow that I've seen before include "Arch of hair" , "Hirsute growth above optic" , "Arched line of facial hair" , "Facial hair (that can be raised)" , "Arc on the forehead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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