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Intellectual ( Informal ) (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egghead

(Other definitions for egghead that I've seen before include "Intellectual - highbrow" , "scholar" , "Heed gag about slang intellectual" , "Brainiac" , "Boffin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Independent.
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