Foreign article is clear-sighted (9)
I believe the answer is:
realistic
'clear-sighted' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'foreign article is' is the wordplay.
'foreign' indicates anagramming the letters (foreign order of the letters).
'article'+'is'='articleis'
'articleis' with letters rearranged gives 'REALISTIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for realistic that I've seen before include "Faithful" , "Objective" , "It is clear (anag)" , "It is clear, being practical and sensible" , "Level-headed" .)