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Good intellectuals hold this — basically they’re famous ones (10)

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I believe the answer is:

glitterati

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'famous ones' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'good intellectuals hold this basically' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'intellectuals' becomes 'literati' (I've seen this before).
'hold' indicates putting letters inside.
'basically' suggests taking the first letters (the first letter could be its root or base).
The first letter of 'this' is 't'.
'literati' placed around 't' is 'litterati'.
'g'+'litterati'='GLITTERATI'

'they're' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for glitterati that I've seen before include "Fashionable people" , "Celebrities" , "Glamorous, rich and famous people?" , "Rich, beautiful and fashionable celebs" , "Showbiz types" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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