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Intellect of leader of Brexit shower? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brain

'intellect' is the definition.
(I know that brain is a type of intellect)

'leader of brexit shower?' is the wordplay.
'leader of' says to take the initial letters.
'shower?' becomes 'rain' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'brexit' is 'b'.
'b'+'rain'='BRAIN'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for brain that I've seen before include "Clever type" , "It's in the skull" , "Intelligence" , "Whack on the head" , "Clever person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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