Intelligence, informally (6)

I believe the answer is:

smarts

(Other definitions for smarts that I've seen before include "Feels stinging pain" , "Stings, sounding clever" , "Stings painfully" , "is painful" , "Hurts; stings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and The Wall Street Journal.

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